Masses Quotes

610 Masses quotes by 430 unique authors

Republics, one after another . . . have perished from a want of intelligence and virtue in the masses of the people. . . . — Horace Mann
Jeffersonian Democracy simply meant the possession of the federal government by the agrarian masses led by an aristocracy of slave-owning masses. — Charles A. Beard
There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that, if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous, their prosperity will… — William Jennings Bryan
Often GOP political strategy seems like the human wave theory of the Chinese military translated to politics. Where Beijing uses masses of soldiers to overwhelm… — Dick Morris
Yes, a dictator can be loved. Provided that the masses fear him at the same time. The crowd love strong men. The crowd is like… — Benito Mussolini
It is common to assume that human progress affects everyone - that even the dullest man, in these bright days, knows more than any man… — H. L. Mencken
It has become obligatory to fulfil a function which shall in some way be regarded as useful to the masses...Even an articulated mass always tends… — Karl Jaspers
There is no God, cry the masses more and more vociferously; and with the loss of God man loses his sense of values â€” is,… — Karl Jaspers
The invisible government tends to be concentrated in the hands of the few because of the expense of manipulating the social machinery which controls the… — Edward Bernays
Masses are rude, lame, unmade, pernicious in their demands and influence, and need not to be flattered, but to be schooled. I wish not to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Social democracy.. is only the advance guard of the proletariat, a small piece of the total working masses; blood from their blood, and flesh from… — Rosa Luxemburg
The working classes in every country only learn to fight in the course of their struggles...Social democracy...is only the advance guard of the proletariat, a… — Rosa Luxemburg
The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity. — Kwame Nkrumah
Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
A revolution without a prior reformation would collapse or become a totalitarian tyranny. A reformation means that masses of our people have reached the point… — Saul Alinsky
Unless you are addressing the issues people are concerned about and contributing positive direction, they'll never support you. The first thing the enemy tries to… — Assata Shakur
Our society will always remain an unstable and explosiveÂ compound as long asÂ political power is vested in the masses and economic power in the… — Irving Fisher
Firstly, the farmers, the most stupid set of people in existence, who, clinging to feudal prejudices, burst forth in masses, ready to die rather than… — Friedrich Engels
The basic function of the government everywhere in all times, whatever title it adopts and whatever its origin and organisation may be, is always that… — Errico Malatesta
Control of thought is more important for governments that are free and popular than for despotic and military states. The logic is straightforward: a despotic… — Noam Chomsky

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