oderint dum metuant
Latin quotation from Lucius Accius
ode·rint dum me·tu·ant
ˈō-de-ˌrint-ˌdu̇m-me-tu̇-ˌänt 
: let them hate, so long as they fear
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“Oderint dum metuant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oderint%20dum%20metuant. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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