Television is democracy at its ugliest.

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

What the public does is not to express its opinions but to align itself for or against a proposal. If read more

What the public does is not to express its opinions but to align itself for or against a proposal. If that theory is accepted, we must abandon the notion that democratic government can be the direct expression of the will of the people. We must abandon the notion that the people govern. Instead we must adopt the theory that, by their occasional mobilizations as a majority, people support or oppose the individuals who actually govern. We must say that the popular will does not direct continuously but that it intervenes occasionally.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war.

If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

We suffer most when the White House busts with ideas.

We suffer most when the White House busts with ideas.

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.

Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in further production. Labor is the read more

Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in further production. Labor is the active and initial force, and labor is therefore the employer of capital.