"Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms."

-- Aristotle

#Philosophical Quotes #Historical Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.”
“One thing that is not to be underestimated is American cultures influence on the rest of the world.”
“The word impossible is not in my dictionary.”
“Love is more than a word. It's a noun and a verb.”
“The Pell Grant is more than a financial aid program for college students in need. It is the right thing to do for America's college students, and it is the right thing to do for America's economy.”
“War proves nothing. To kill a man does not prove that he was in the wrong. Bloodletting cannot change men's spirits, neither can the evil of men's thoughts be driven out by blows. If I go to my neighbor's house, and break her furniture, and smash her pictures, and bind her children captive, it does not prove that I am fitter to live than she - yet according to ethics of nations it does. I have conquered her and she must pay me for my trouble; and her house and all that is left in it belongs to my heirs and successors, forever. That is war!”
“I've never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending to be somebody else. I'm deeply fortunate.”
“The bicycle... has been responsible for more movement in manners and morals than anything since Charles the Second. Under its influence, wholly or in part, have blossomed weekends, strong nerves, strong legs, strong language... equality of sex, good digestion and professional occupation - in four words, the emanicipation of women.”

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