“Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all of which may be guides to… — Sir Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Wealth held by a class and used ambitiously becomes as despotic as an absolute monarchy, and has in its hands manners, customs,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I cannot help concurring with the opinion that an absolute democracy, no more than absolute monarchy, is to be reckoned among the… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation, all which may be guides to an… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The Emperor Napoleon, ascending gradually from his post of national magistrate to seat himself upon a throne without limits, seems to have… — Marquis de Lafayette Copy Share Image
“With France as she is, poor and unarmed, war means defeat. Defeat means either a military dictator who will salvage what he… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“There is no difference between the principles, policies and practical results of socialism—and those of any historical or prehistorical tyranny. Socialism is… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“bitch power is the juice, the sweat, the blood that keeps pop music going. Rick James helped me understand the lesson of… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“All power has its derivation from God; the Russian Czar, however, was granted a special significance distinguishing him from the rest of… — Mikhail Nikiforovich Katkov Copy Share Image
“When you set aside mere names & come down to realities, you find that we are ruled by a King just as… — Arthur L. Scott Copy Share Image
“The founders of Freemasonry—whoever they were—were certainly aware of the history of the Templars, and they were clearly inspired by Templar ideals:… — Mark E. Kolko-Rivera Copy Share Image
“Man is born free but is everywhere in chains,” wrote Jean-Jacques Rousseau in The Social Contract in 1762. A generation of crusading… — Tom Reiss Copy Share Image
Absolute monarchy,... is the easiest death, the true Euthanasia of the BRITISH constitution. — David Hume Copy Share Image
An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“Absolute monarchy may indeed be the most efficient system the world has ever known, but we had better wait for the absolute… — Kenneth O. Gangel Copy Share Image
America is not a democracy, it's an absolute monarchy ruled by King Kid. In a nation of immigrants, the child is automatically… — Florence King Copy Share Image
“Wherever, therefore, any number of men so unite into one society, as to quit everyone his executive power of the law of… — John Locke Copy Share Image
“Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
To resume, in a few words, the system of the Imperial government, as it was instituted by Augustus, and maintained by those… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“America posed a deeply interesting question to any Frenchmen with a political curiosity to ask it. How had Americans launched a revolution… — Alan James Ryan Copy Share Image
“Her profession? Ah! as to that, English readers, try not to be too severe. Russia is a great, but hard mistress, who… — Emmuska Orczy Copy Share Image
![“Wherever, therefore, any number of men so unite into one society, as to quit everyone his executive power of the law of Nature, and to resign it to the public, there, and there only, is a political or civil society. […] Hence it is evident that absolute monarchy, which by some men [e.g., Hobbes]…” quote by John Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c35/john-locke-814_absolute-monarchy_wherever-therefore-any-number-of-men-so_2296731.jpg)
