..."What meaneth a tyrant, and how he useth his power in a kingdom where he hath obtained it." " A tyrant doth signify a cruel lord, who, by force, or by craft,...hath obtained power over any realm or country ; and Buch men be of such nature that, when once they have grown strong in the land, they love rather to...

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...(From "Las Siete Partidas") BY ALFONSO THE WISE (A Spanish kin* of (treat learning 1226-1284) A TYRANT doth signify a cruel lord, who, by force or by craft,...love rather to work their own profit, though it be to the harm of the land, than the common profit of all, for they always live in an ill fear of losing...

...(From "Las Siete Partidas") BY ALFONSO THE WISE (A Spanish king of great learning; 1226-1284) A TYRANT doth signify a cruel lord, who, by force or by craft,...hath obtained power over any realm or country; and sXich men be of such nature, that when once they have grown strong in the land, they love rather to...