despotism

• So far as Luther opposed monkery and despotism, his sympathies were with him. —  A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
• They were plunged in barbarism and despotism, and the light of science or religion rarely penetrated into the interior. —  A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
• Many acts of the Tudor princes seem to indicate the reign of despotism in England, but this despotism was never grievous, and had all the benignity of a paternal government. —  A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
• The history of the times is simply this--despotism striving to put Puritanism and liberty beneath its feet, and Puritanism aiming to subvert the crown But the greatest commotions were in Scotland, where the people were generally Presbyterians; and it was the zeal of Archbishop Laud in suppressing these, and attempting to change the religion of the land, which precipitated the ruin of Charles I Sidenote: Troubles in Scotland Ever since the time of Knox, Scotland had been the scene of violent religious animosities. —  A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
• The government has ever been a pure despotism, and both the executive and legislative authorities have been vested in the sultan. —  A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges

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