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Tyrants' Religiocity

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Submitted by Pericles on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 16:34.

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider God-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, wrongly believing that he has the Gods on his side.

— Aristotle, Politica bk v (ca. 340 BCE)