“Of all the objections which have been framed against the federal Constitution, this is perhaps the most extraordinary. Whilst the objection itself is levelled against a pretended oligarchy, the principle of it strikes at the very root of republican government.” Has BeensGovernmentPrinciplesRepublicanRootsConstitutionExtraordinaryStrikesObjectionsFramedOligarchyRepublican Government Book:The Federalist Papers and the Constitution of the United States: The Principles of the American Government Source: The Federalist Papers and the Constitution of the United States: The Principles of the American Government
“All men agree that a just distribution must be according to merit in some sense; they do not all specify the same sort of merit, but democrats identify it with freemen, supporters of oligarchy with wealth (or noble birth), and supporters of aristocracy with excellence.” MenWealthBirthAgreeExcellenceDemocratNobleMeritSupporterDistributionAristocracyOligarchyFreeman Author:Aristotle
“As an American citizen, one has to vote. If we don't vote, we're not doing our part. We'll become some sort of oligarchy.” IfsCitizensVoteAmerican CitizensOligarchy Author:Jason Mraz