"The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy……" — Baron de Montesquieu
"The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."
More Apathy Quotes
- Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish, the immortal appetite for beauty… — Charles Baudelaire
- In communications, familiarity breeds apathy. — William Bernbach
- I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance. — Ruben Blades
- Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care. — Jimmy Buffett
- I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving… — Leo Buscaglia
- Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness. — Thomas Carlyle
- All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel… — Noam Chomsky
- We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. — Winston Churchill
- It is often when night looks darkest, it is often before the fever breaks that one senses the gathering momentum… — Hillary Clinton
- Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence. — Henri Frederic Amiel
- The greatest menace to freedom is an inert people. — Louis D. Brandeis
- How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries. Besides the fanatical frenzy which is as dangerous in… — Winston Churchill