In both cases there resulted violent alternations between tyranny and disorder, and a final complete loss of liberty to all citizens—destruction in the end overtaking the class which had for the moment been victorious as well as that which had momentarily been defeated.
He describes the cyclical nature of tyranny and disorder leading to a loss of liberty for all citizens.
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