Autocracy Quote by Anonymous

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

— Gore Vidal

“Under its sway the transactions of the public administration are not nearly so important as what is done by private exertion. Democracy does not…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

A popular government wields a moral force, which is infinitely superior to the physical force that the foreign government could summon to its assistance.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Hence, the less government we have, the better,--the fewer laws, and the less confided power. The antidote to this abuse of formalGovernment, is, the…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The result of cutting [political power] up into little bits is simply that the man who can sweep the greatest number into one heap…

— James Fitzjames Stephen

When a few people control the bulk of money, they can not only influence elections by money power - which enables various forms of…

— Prashant Bhushan

To govern according to the sense and agreement of the interests of the people is a great and glorious object of governance. This object…

— Edmund Burke

“Under a parliamentary democracy, such as in France, political influence can be secured by using money to create favorable or unfavorable public opinion. Political…

— Günter Reimann

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition. It reduces their supporters to that tractable number which can be managed by the…

— Benjamin Disraeli

[In a democracy] a common passion or interest will, in almost every case , be felt by a majority of the whole; a communication…

— James Madison

“The political institutions of a society are a key determinant of the outcome of this game. They are the rules that govern incentives in…

— Daron Acemoğlu

Chief among the forces affecting political folly is lust for power, named by Tacitus as "the most flagrant of all the passions." Because it…

— Barbara Tuchman