“Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.” FormPowerInfluenceRaisedLipsSaintDraught Author:James Fitzjames Stephen
“Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but the principle is exactly the same... The minority gives way not because it is convinced that it is wrong, but because it is convinced that it is a minority.” WayGivingTryingGovernmentFormPrinciplesDemocracyAgreeConvincedMinoritiesCompulsionCountingParliamentaryParliamentary Government Book:Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: And Three Brief Essays Source: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: And Three Brief Essays
