On Tyranny

Short Essay.

Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to break the multitude to intellectual vassalage, not to establish over them a spiritual tyranny, but to rouse them from lethargy, and to aid them to judge for themselves.

-William Ellery Channing

I am the oppressed, a slave of suppression. We-those parallel to myself-are tyrannized by the degenerate, whose sole desire is to terminate our right of decision and our unhindered independence of spirit. We call upon you, imploring we be granted tolerance and equality. We are greeted by the iron hand of your offensive reign. You pressure not the unyielding, but prey on the defenseless mind of those who would anguish over a stranger's calamity. You have no honor, and you feel no shame. Once we would have embraced you in impartiality, yet no longer are we naive and undiscerning. Your actions once concealed under the guise of good will, they succeeded to our detriment. Your handiwork revealed, we cry unjust! Yet what was once ours is ours no more, our autonomy forsaken; never again shall our voice be heard. The will of the strong dictates over the convictions of the weak; such is the law of nature. What was once taken for granted shall nevermore be acknowledged, for tyranny has no regard towards the sovereignty of singularity.

Author's Note

Give me your honest opinion, the good and the bad. Also let me know if you like this style in general, and if you'd be personally interested in reading more similar pieces in the future. If you review me you may count on me returning the favor.Thanks!

Reviews

[T. Greyman]

It reads like a rebellious speech, despite the use of big, technical words it's still very powerful.
Oscar Wilde was said to make anyone near him feel smarter, funnier and wittier on account of his own genius rubbing off on people, something a lot of the tyrants need to learn.
Thank you for sharing this.

[Quexycyclops]

I'm glad you liked it, thanks for your review! Much appreciated. And do the "technical" words take away from the overall ? My goal was to avoid the everyday, mediocre and altogether boring language.

[T. Greyman]

It may for the everyday man, I must admit I struggled a little, but not enough as to have no idea what you were writing about.
Sometimes the everyday language is the most relatable.

[Quexycyclops]

Ah yes, you are right. I'm not sure if this essay would feel as strong when reading without, but then my goal was to relate to the reader. Finding the proper balance I will have to work on.

[Questa]

As I read this a scene was playing through my mind, let me describe it to you:
A dystopian world, one continued to be destroyed by ignorance. A wisely man reciting this in front of a crowd angered by societies decisions. Spoken with true power and emotion to the all but hopeless faith of a failed species.

On another note I very much like when writing inspires a vision in my head. Fantastic write! Keep it up.

[Quexycyclops]

Thank you very much! An interesting thought, I like it. When I was writing this I really had nothing specific in mind , now you've painted a picture for me. :)

[Questa]

Anytime :)

[Brielle Cartny]

I like it i really do! I can tell you put a lot of thought into this. This reminds me of individual people and government trying to inflict their power on those weaker than them. I can't say there is anything wrong with this at all.

[Quexycyclops]

Thank you for your feedback! I'm pleased you liked it. :)