Title: Tyrant - Wikipedia
Headings: Tyrant
Tyrant
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Etymology
Definition
Early history
Historical forms
Aesymnetes
Populism
Archaic tyrants
Corinth
Athens
Sicilian tyrants
Later tyrants
Roman tyrants
In the classics
Enlightenment
Lists of tyrants
Methods of obtaining and retaining power
Obtaining
Retaining
See also
References
External links

Content: The Chinese have mixed feelings about him. They're proud of the nation he created, but he was a maniacal tyrant." - Gene Luen Yang
Oppressive leaders have held states together ( Alexander the Great, Josip Broz Tito ). A modern tyrant might be objectively defined by proven violation of international criminal law such as crimes against humanity. Edward Sexby's 1657 pamphlet, "Killing, No Murder", [ https://www.yorku.ca/comninel/courses/3025pdf/Killing_Noe_Murder.pdf] outlined 14 key traits of a tyrant, as the pamphlet was written to inspire the assassination of Oliver Cromwell, and show in what circumstances an assassination might be considered honorable. The full document mulls over and references points on the matter from early pre-Christian history, up into the 17th century when the pamphlet was writ. Of the most prevailing traits of tyranny outlined, " Killing, No Murder " emphasizes: Prior military leadership service -- tyrants are often former captains or generals, which allows them to assume a degree of honor, loyalty, and reputability regarding matters of state
Fraud over force -- most tyrants are likely to manipulate their way into supreme power than force it militarily
Defamation and/or disbanding of formerly respectable persons, intellectuals, or institutions, and the discouragement of refined thinking or public involvement in state affairs
Absence or minimalization of collective input, bargaining, or debate (assemblies, conferences, etc.) Amplification of military activity for the purposes of public distraction, raising new levies, or opening future business pathways
Tit-for-tat symbiosis in domestic relations: e.g. finding religious ideas permissible insofar as they are useful and flattering of the tyrant;