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Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.

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Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be a...more

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I have gained this by philosophy … I do without being ordered what some are constrained to do by their fear of the law.

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I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.

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Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.

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Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.

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Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.

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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.

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When states are democratically governed according to law, there are no demagogues, and the best citizens are securely in the saddle; but where the law...more