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The man in the street does not know a star in the sky.
The man in the street does not know a star in the sky.
It is a good part of sagacity to have known the foolish desires
of the crowd and their unreasonable read more
It is a good part of sagacity to have known the foolish desires
of the crowd and their unreasonable notions.
[Lat., Bona prudentiae pars est nosse stultas vulgi cupiditates,
et absurdas opiniones.]
The public! why, the public's nothing better than a great baby.
The public! why, the public's nothing better than a great baby.
. . . for thou art a stiff-necked people. . .
. . . for thou art a stiff-necked people. . .
The voice of the people has about it something divine: for how
otherwise can so many heads agree together read more
The voice of the people has about it something divine: for how
otherwise can so many heads agree together as one?
[Lat., Vox populi habet aliquid divinum: nam quomo do aliter tot
capita in unum conspirare possint?]
The multitude is always in the wrong.
The multitude is always in the wrong.
We would not listen to those who were wont to say the voice of
the people is the voice read more
We would not listen to those who were wont to say the voice of
the people is the voice of God, for the voice of the mob is near
akin to madness.
[Lat., Nec audiendi sunt qui solent dicere vox populi, vox dei;
cum tumultus vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit.]
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
