It also meant the kind of war which the Chinese have often known-the silent, constant war which tyrannic governments wage upon their people.
Above all, a tyrannic Puritanism blasts the temptations of the flesh, makes war on warmblooded temptresses.
The century of the common man means a century of sterile and tyrannic philistinism, whether it be a philistinism of right or of left, of Colonel Blimp or of Comrade Blimp.
Jacques Chirac in CNN Asked whether Iraq is better off because of the US-led war, Chirac told reporters, "One thing is for certain, the tyrannic regime of Saddam Hussein is no longer in power. That is a positive step. What is less positive is a level of chaos."