“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.”
Source: Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens
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“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.”
Source: On Man in the Universe
“Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.”
Source: The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr
“Until philosophers hold power, neither states nor individuals will have rest from trouble.”
“There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.”
“The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.”
“The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.”
“Politics is a science. You can demonstrate that you are right and that others are wrong.”
Source: No exit, and three other plays