“A democracy is a state in which the poor, gaining the upper hand, kill some and banish others, and then divide the offices among the remaining citizens equally, usually by lot.” StatesHandsPoorDemocracyCitizensOfficeDividesUpper Hand Author:Plato
“The national State divides its inhabitants into three classes: State citizens, State subjects, and foreigners. It must be held in greater honour to be a citizen of this Reich even if only a crossing-sweeper, than to be a king in a foreign State.” IfsStatesThreeClassGreaterSubjectsKingsCitizensHonourDividesForeignersCrossingsSweepers Author:Adolf Hitler
“Real unity tolerates dissent and rejoices in variety of outlook and tradition, recognizes that it is man's destiny to unite and not divide, and understands that creating proletariats and scapegoats and second-class citizens is a mean and contemptible activity.” MenMeanRealClassDestinyCitizensActivityCreatingTraditionUnityVarietyDividesRejoiceTolerateOutlookDissentProletariatScapegoatSecond Class Citizens Book:Northrop Frye on Canada Source: Northrop Frye on Canada
“Nationalism must now be added to the refuse pile of superstitions. We are now citizens of the world, and the man who divides the race into elect Irishmen and reprobate foreign devils (especially Englishmen) had better live on the Blaskets where he can admire himself without disturbance.” MenWorldRaceHe ManCitizensDevilRefuseAdmireNationalismDividesSuperstitionsEnglishmenDisturbanceIrishmen Author:George Bernard Shaw
“Better the pride that resides as a citizen of the world than a pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled” WorldPrideCitizensDividesColorfulRags Author:Neil Peart