There is nothing more tyrannical than a strong popular feeling among a democratic people. — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
“Passion feels very democratic. It is the people’s talent, available to all. It’s also mostly bullshit.” — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
The past is democratic, because it is a people. The future is despotic, because it is a caprice. Every man is alone… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Ethics are a key issue, and they're a key issue on the Democratic side, and all people have to be held to… — Jeb Bradley Copy Share Image
There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to begin a war and to end it. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The position of the Americans is quite exceptional, and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The public, therefore, among a democratic people, has a singular power, which aristocratic nations cannot conceive; for it does not persuade others… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“The relationship between experts and citizens is not “democratic.” All people are not, and can never be, equally talented or intelligent. Democratic… — Thomas M. Nichols Copy Share Image
Among a democratic people, where there is no hereditary wealth, every man works to earn a living, or is born of parents… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
There is, indeed, a most dangerous passage in the history of a democratic people. When the taste for physical gratifications among them… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“Democracy is not a good by itself. It is completely dependent upon the nature of the people, both for its efficacy and… — G.M. Mes Copy Share Image
