Democracy
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The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart
Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve
In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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