Zeno of Citium (-334–-263 BC) ancient Greek philosopher
As quoted in De Natura Deorum by Cicero, ii. 8.; iii. 9.
“Tyranny and despotism can be exercised by many, more rigorously, more vigorously, and more severely, than by one.”
As quoted in Presidential Government in the United States: The Unwritten Constitution (1947) by Caleb Perry Patterson. <!-- p. 122 -->
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