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

Democracy cannot be static. Whatever is static is dead.

The world is wearied of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

So many men, so many opinions.

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

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

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

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

The worship of opinion is, at this day, the established religion of the United States.

If the people be the governors, who shall be governed?

The most may err as grossly as the few.

An electoral choice of ten different fascists is like choosing which way one wishes to die.

Vox populi, vox humbug.