The Jews are among the aristocracy of every land; if a literature is called rich in the possession of a few classic… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
I like aristocracy. I like the beauty of aristocracy. I like the hierarchical feeling.You could claim that it's due to my military… — James Salter Copy Share Image
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“Aristocrats don't notice philosophical conundra. They just ignore them. Philosophy includes contemplating the possibility that you might be wrong, sir, and a… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Aristocracy of the soul cannot be denied because of the blind equality. We can get lost due to ideas about equality. If… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Obviously I've had this fascination with aristocracy my whole life. Like, the kings and queens of 500 years ago... they're like rock… — Lorde Copy Share Image
The Senate was the equivalent of an aristocracy at the beginning. Senators were not even elected; they were appointed in the early… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
All men agree that a just distribution must be according to merit in some sense; they do not all specify the same… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“...As for all the little people who call themselves Marquis de Cambremerde or de Gotoblazes, there is no difference between them and… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
The territorial aristocracy of former ages was either bound by law, or thought itself bound by usage, to come to the relief… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Of governments there are said to be only two forms - democracy and oligarchy. For aristocracy is considered to be a kind… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Democracy has two excesses to avoid: the spirit of inequality, which leads to an aristocracy, or to the government of a single… — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
Power always becomes consolidated back into the hands of very few people... whether they be an economic aristocracy, a royalty, a monarchy… — Immortal Technique Copy Share Image
The door of opportunity swings wide open in our country. Through it, in constant flow, go those who toil. America recognizes no… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
Even if their outward fortunes could be absolutely equalized, there would be, from individual constitution alone, an aristocracy and a democracy in… — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
By the aristocracy of finance must here be understood not merely the great loan promoters and speculators in public funds, in regard… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
“The entrenched interests of the regional nobility prevented the proper functioning of a government built upon ethical practice. While high-minded scholars often… — Joan Stanley-Baker Copy Share Image
As much as I adore Agatha Christie - and I think people make this claim about murder mysteries in general - it's… — Christopher Bollen Copy Share Image
“it seems to me that the English aristocracy is not only the type, but is the crown and flower of all actual… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Aristocracy: A combination of many powerful men, for the purpose of maintaining their own particular interests. It is consequently a concentration of… — James F. Cooper Copy Share Image
Aristocracy's only an admission that certain traits which we call fine - courage and honor and beauty and all that sort of… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I am one of those who do not believe that a national debt is a national blessing, but rather a curse to… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
Ninety-nine per cent of traditional English literature concerns people who never have to worry about money at all. We always seem to… — James Kelman Copy Share Image
I don't believe any more in democracy. But I can't believe in the old sort of aristocracy, either, nor can I wish… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Enforcing equality to compensate for the monstrous unfairness of nature destroys liberty. But total liberty leads to various forms of "aristocracy" and… — Peter J. Carroll Copy Share Image
