“If you wish the sympathy of the broad masses, you must tell them the crudest and most stupid things.” IfsWishStupidMassBroadsSympathyCrudeStupid ThingsPopulistPopulism Author:Adolf Hitler
“The man who does not wish to belong to the mass needs only to cease taking himself easily; let him follow his conscience, which calls to him: "Be your self! All you are now doing, thinking, desiring, is not you yourself.” ThinkingMenNeedsDoeSelfWishHe ManMassConscienceCease Book:Nietzsche: Untimely Meditations Source: Nietzsche: Untimely Meditations
“I sometimes wish the trade unionists who work in the mass media, those who are writers and broadcasters and secretaries and printers and lift operators of Thomson House would remember that they too are members of our working class movement and have a responsibility to see that what is said about us is true.” SaidSometimesRememberHouseWishResponsibilityClassMediaMovementMembersMassTradeLiftsSecretaryWorking ClassMass MediaOperatorsBroadcastersPrinter Author:Tony Benn
“To link oneself with the masses, one must act in accordance with the needs and wishes of the masses.” NeedsWishMassOneselfLinks Book:Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung Source: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung
“The commotions that have taken place in America, as far as they are yet known to me, offer nothing threatening. They are a proof that the people have liberty enough, and I could not wish them less than they have. If the happiness of the mass of the people can be secured at the expense of a little tempest now and then, or even of a little blood, it will be a precious purchase. 'Malo libertatem periculosam quam quietem servitutem.' Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things to rights.” PeopleIfsLittlesEnoughPlayAmericaPoliticsWishCommonKnownLibertyEconomyTakenRightsBloodHonestyOffersMassFairsProofCommon SenseLiberalismExpensesNow And ThenThreateningTempestSecuredFair Play Book:Correspondence Source: Correspondence
“You wish to be great, begin from the least. You are thinking to construct some mighty fabric in height; first think of the foundation of humility. And how great soever a mass of building one may wish and design to place above it, the greater the building is to be, the deeper does he dig his foundation.” ThinkingFirstsMayDoeWishGreaterDesignHumilityBuildingMassFoundationDeeperHeightFabricConstructs Author:Saint Augustine