The more contracted that power is, the more easily it is destroyed. A country governed by a despot is an inverted cone.


James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 14 April 1778

Samuel Johnson Quotes

The more contracted that power is, the more easily it is destroyed. A country governed by a despot is an inverted cone.

The more contracted that power is, the more easily it is destroyed. A country governed by a despot is an inverted cone.

The more contracted that power is, the more easily it is destroyed. A country governed by a despot is an inverted cone.

The more contracted that power is, the more easily it is destroyed. A country governed by a despot is an inverted cone.