Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
—Oscar Wilde, 1891
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The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty.
—François Guizot, 1830Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCLiberty and democracy are eternal enemies.
—H.L. Mencken, 1925The play is the tragedy “Man,” And its hero the conqueror worm.
—Edgar Allan Poe, 1843God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars.
—Martin LutherI shall embrace my rival—until I suffocate him.
—Jean Racine, 1669Business? Why, it’s very simple; business is other people’s money.
—Alexandre Dumas, 1857Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with the necessities.
—John Lothrop Motley, 1858I look for the end of the future, but it never ceases to arrive.
—Zhuangzi, c. 325 BCUnderstanding is a very dull occupation.
—Gertrude Stein, 1937Television has made dictatorship impossible, but democracy unbearable.
—Shimon Peres, 1995All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.
—Oscar Wilde, 1895