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> [“In a democracy, there is no check against despotism, because the principle of democracy is supposed to be itself a check. But it guarantees only that the majority will not be despotically ruled.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/in-a-democracy-there-is-no-check-against-despotism-because-the/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

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## More by B.F. Skinner

> [“The amateur doesn't appreciate the need for experimentation. He wants his experts to know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/the-amateur-doesn-t-appreciate-the-need-for-experimentation-he-wants/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“In a pre-scientific society the best the common man can do is pin his faith on a leader and give him his support, trusting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/in-a-pre-scientific-society-the-best-the-common-man-can-do-is-pin-his/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“One may take the line that metaphorical devices are inevitable in the early stages of any science and that although we may look with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/one-may-take-the-line-that-metaphorical-devices-are-inevitable-in-the/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“Democracy is the spawn of despotism. And like father, like son. Democracy is power and rule. It's not the will of the people, remember;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/democracy-is-the-spawn-of-despotism-and-like-father-like-son/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [ “The most effective alternative process \[to punishment\] is probably extinction. This takes time but is much more rapid than allowing the response to be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/the-most-effective-alternative-process-to-punishment-is-probably/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“Science not only describes, it predicts. It deals not only with the past but with the future. Nor is prediction the last word: to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/science-not-only-describes-it-predicts-it-deals-not-only-with-the/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“This is implied in the assertion that a man shows certain behavior because he was “born that way.” To object to this is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/this-is-implied-in-the-assertion-that-a-man-shows-certain-behavior/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“Severe punishment unquestionably has an immediate effect in reducing a tendency to act in a given way. This result is no doubt responsible for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/severe-punishment-unquestionably-has-an-immediate-effect-in-reducing/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“Once in a while a new government initiates a program to put power to better use, but its success or failure never really proves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/once-in-a-while-a-new-government-initiates-a-program-to-put-power-to/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“Promising paradise or threatening hell-fire is, we assumed, generally admitted to be unproductive. It is based upon a fundamental fraud which, when discovered, turns…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/promising-paradise-or-threatening-hell-fire-is-we-assumed-generally/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“In a democracy, there is no check against despotism, because the principle of democracy is supposed to be itself a check. But it guarantees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/in-a-democracy-there-is-no-check-against-despotism-because-the/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“We can achieve a sort of control under which the controlled, though they are following a code much more scrupulously than was ever the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/we-can-achieve-a-sort-of-control-under-which-the-controlled-though/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“Compare two people, one of whom has been crippled by an accident, the other by an early environmental history which makes him lazy and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/compare-two-people-one-of-whom-has-been-crippled-by-an-accident-the/)

[B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/)

> [“The tender sentiment of the 'one and only' has less to do with constancy of heart than with singleness of opportunity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/the-tender-sentiment-of-the-one-and-only-has-less-to-do-with/)

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> [“This week we'll be learning about key elements of high quality picture books. Using the award winner lists in our course materials, select one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/this-week-we-ll-be-learning-about-key-elements-of-high-quality/)

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