Holy-roman-emperor Quote by Ulrich von Hutten

“Do not seek to rule any man other than yourself.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“men who so uneasily tolerate superiors patiently suffer a master, and show themselves proud and servile at the same time.”

— Tocqueville de

“I think that we should be men first and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much…

— Henry David Thoreau

“So that, upon the whole, there must be some kind of subjection due from every man to every man, which cannot be made void…

— Jonathan Swift

“Men of action must be led by men of virtue, else there is no honor, merely chaos and barbarism.”

— Curtis Craddock

“Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies we are determined to…

— Abigail Adams

“The more a government strives to curtail freedom of speech, the more obstinately is it resisted; not indeed by the avaricious,... but by those…

— Will Durant

“In the case of everything that belongs to the realm of sentiment, religion, politics, morality, the affections, and antipathies, etc. The most eminent men…

— Gustave Le Bon

“One's duty is to feel what is great, cherish the beautiful, and not accept all the conventions of society with the ignominy that it…

— Gustave Flaubert

It is one thing to say, "Some men shall rule," quite another to declare, "All men shall rule," and that in virtue of the…

— Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi

“Who doubts that there may be great goodness, and great happiness, and great affection under the absolute government of a good man? Meanwhile, laws…

— John Stuart Mill

“For, besides what has been said, it should be borne in mind that the temper of the multitude is fickle, and that while it…

— Niccolò Machiavelli