Tyranny

“Tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right to… Whosoever in authority exceeds the power given to him by the law and makes use of the Force he has under his command… may be opposed. “ Tyranny has been a major part of our world through all of time and will continue to be. We see tyranny demonstrated on many occasions throughout history. Ancient Rome, 69-39 BC, Julius Caesar, Mark …

…in the harsh use of authority or power *. Tyranny is a word meaning, *oppressive power exerted by government, a government in which absolute power is vested in a single ruler; especially: one characteristic of an ancient Greek city-state*. In this quotation, a person who is a tyrant is someone who obviously has authority, but exceeds that power given to him or her. An example of someone who was a tyrant is Hitler. Hitler was deemed