“Lycurgus the Lacedæmonian brought long hair into fashion among his countrymen, saying that it rendered those that were handsome more beautiful, and those that were deformed more terrible. To one that advised him to set up a democracy in Sparta, "Pray," said Lycurgus, "do you first set up a democracy in your own house."” FirstsLongSaidBeautifulHouseDemocracyFashionHairPrayingTerribleHandsomeCountrymenLong HairSparta Author:Plutarch
“Of old, the demagogue was also a general, and then democracies changed into tyrannies. Most of the ancient tyrants were originally demagogues. They are not so now, but they were then; and the reason is that they were generals and not orators, for oratory had not yet come into fashion.” ReasonGovernmentDemocracyFashionChangedAncientTyrannyTyrantsOratorsOratory Book:Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation Source: Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation
“It has become a fashion to declare a package after every crisis. The time has come to pack those who keep giving these packages that don't reach the farmers.” GivingDemocracyFashionIndiaElectionCrisisFarmersPacksPackages Author:Narendra Modi
“A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is.” PeopleDemocracyFashionModelsEducatedCitizenryNicoleFashion Model Author:Hamza Yusuf