politics Quotes

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.

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

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm.

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.

I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.