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Since bad men find the rule of kings no less burdensome than that of tyrants, the recognition of the right of private citizens to kill tyrants involves rather more chance of losing a king than of being relieved of a tyrant.

William Archibald Dunning

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William Archibald Dunning

William Archibald Dunning

Born: May 12, 1857
Died: August 25, 1922 (aged 65)
Bio: William Archibald Dunning was an American historian and political scientist at Columbia University noted for his work on the Reconstruction era of the United States.
Known for:
  1. A History Of Political Theories
  2. The British Empire and the United States (1914)

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