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mysteryowl

(7,390 posts) Thu Feb 28, 2019, 10:09 AM Feb 2019

Tyrants Always Fall

Tyrants Always Fall

“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”

~Mahatma Gandhi

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Tyrants Always Fall (Original Post) mysteryowl Feb 2019 OP

It's a nice thought, but it's not true jberryhill Feb 2019 #1

Mao. pangaia Feb 2019 #2

Can someone let the cat out? jberryhill Feb 2019 #4

Exactly. DavidDvorkin Feb 2019 #6

Not always true. But even so.. pangaia Feb 2019 #3

No thing is more threatening to a tyrant than truth. yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2019 #5

jberryhill

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1. It's a nice thought, but it's not true

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2019, 10:40 AM

Feb 2019

Quite a number of tyrants and murders did not fall, but lived out full lives in the comfort of their accomplishments.

Stalin comes to mind - lived to be 75.

Kim Jong Il lived his entire life as a privileged member of DPRK's ruling family.

Those are just two examples. Tyrants and murderers most certainly do not always fall.

It's a nice thing to hope for, but certainly not true as a factual proposition.