"There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people."

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Source : Denis Diderot, John Hope Mason, Robert Wokler (1992). “Diderot: Political Writings”, p.81, Cambridge University Press

Denis Diderot

#War Quotes #People Quotes #Sovereign Quotes

“I believe everything happens under God's plan anyway.”
“Political leaders, lacking documents that could be kept secret (apart from the occasional exception), lacking media they could control, were of necessity brought into a direct and immediate relationship with their constituents, and therefore under more and direct and immediate control.”

Source : "Democracy Ancient And Modern". Book by Moses Finley (Second Edition). Chapter 1, Leaders and Followers, p. 18, 1985.
“I have a beautiful address book a friend gave me in 1966. I literally cannot open it again. Ever. It sits on the shelf with over a hundred names crossed out. What is there to say? There are no words. I'll never understand why it happened to us.”
“I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international priorities.”
“Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.”
“I have this brand, I have my name. And I'm going to do what I want because people will buy it. People will enjoy it. So don't tell me I have to follow this formula and sit inside the box. Because I don't.”
“The best way to boycott is to build your own”
“I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.”

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