Despotism subjects a nation to one tyrant, democracy to many.

All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it.

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

Do you suppose it possible to know democracy without knowing the people?

The people are the foundation of the state. If the foundations are firm, the state will be tranquil.

Despotism achieves great things illegally; democracy doesn’t even take the trouble to achieve small things legally.

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.

In a true democracy, everyone can be upper-class and live in Connecticut.

What touches all shall be approved by all.

I have always been of the mind that in a democracy, manners are the only effective weapons against the bowie knife.

Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

The only equals are those who are equally rich.

Democracy cannot be static. Whatever is static is dead.