“The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.”
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A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.
What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class.
When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.
