Sentences with phrase «support tyrannical»

They say we support tyrannical governments and rulers who in turn protect our oil interests, and thus deny to their people the freedom and democracy which we treasure for ourselves..

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«18 In support of this he points out that the development of greater scientific power also makes it possible for those with power to try to achieve a wider and more tyrannical dominion over larger areas of life.

«To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinion, which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical;... even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion, is depriving him of the comfortable liberty of giving his contributions to the particular pastor whose morals he would make his pattern...

A post-colonial power who deposed / imposed regimes at its wish, and supported friendly governments no matter how tyrannical or corrupt they became (Suez crisis, Mubarak, Rezah Pahlevi - last Shah of Persia --RRB-.

The well - liked Whiplash, «in essence, Rocky with snare drums,» wrote the Observer's Mark Kermode, came away with three awards including best editing, best sound and for JK Simmons as the tyrannical and ruthless music teacher Terence Fletcher, best supporting actor from an all - American shortlist.

Banks (Hunger Games, Pitch Perfect) delivers the best performance of her career, while Giamatti (Cinderlla Man, Sideways) returns to greatness in a tyrannical supporting gig.

All governments which thwart this natural course, which force things into another channel or which endeavour to arrest the progress of society at a particular point, are unnatural, and to support themselves are obliged to be oppressive and tyrannical.»