“Now that the steam engine rules the world, a title is an absurdity, still I am all dressed up in this title. It will crush me if Ido not support it. The title attracts attention to myself.” IfsWorldStillsAttentionSupportSocietyEqualityTitlesCrushEnginesAbsurditySteamAristocracyDressed UpSteam Engines Author:Stendhal
“No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.” HappinessPoliticsWealthPoorEconomyGreaterSocietyMembersEconomicsInjusticeEqualityInequalityMiserableSelf InterestAristocracyFlourishingEconomic JusticeWealth Of NationsMiserable People Book:An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations Source: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
“Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society.” OrderSocietyNobilityAristocracyOrnamentsPolishedCorinthians Author:Edmund Burke
“I have known a German Prince with more titles than subjects, and a Spanish nobleman with more names than shirts.” NamesKnownSocietySubjectsTitlesShirtsAristocracyNoblemen Book:Citizen of the World Source: Citizen of the World
“You must drop all your democracy. You must not believe in ''the people.'' One class is no better than another. It must be a case of Wisdom, or Truth. Let the working classes be working classes. That is the truth. There must be an aristocracy of people who have wisdom, and there must be a Ruler: a Kaiser: no Presidents and democracies.” PeopleBelievePresidentClassCasesDemocracySocietyRulersWorking ClassAristocracy Author:D. H. Lawrence