The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.

Some to the common pulpits, and cry out / “Liberty, freedom, and enfranchisement!”

It is hell to belong to a suppressed minority.

The most may err as grossly as the few.

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

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

Television has made dictatorship impossible, but democracy unbearable.

Everyone else is represented in Washington by a rich and powerful lobby, it seems. But there is no lobby for the people.

Even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.

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

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

The only equals are those who are equally rich.