The Common Vice Of Democracy Is Disregard

Property Is Not The Sacred Right. When A Rich Man Becomes Poor It Is A Misfortune, It Is Not A Moral Evil. When A Poor Man Becomes Destitute, It Is A Moral Evil, Teeming With Consequences And Injurious To Society And Morality.

There Are Two Things Which Cannot Be Attacked In Front: Ignorance And Narrow-mindedness. They Can Only Be Shaken By The Simple Development Of The Contrary Qualities. They Will Not Bear Discussion.

The Possession Of Unlimited Power Corrodes The Conscience, Hardens The Heart, And Confounds The Understanding.

History Is Not Only A Particular Branch Of Knowledge, But A Particular Mode And Method Of Knowledge In Other Branches.

The Idea That The Object Of Constitutions Is Not To Confirm The Predominance Of Any Interest, But To Prevent It; To Preserve With Equal Care The Independence Of Labour And The Security Of Property; To Make The Rich Safe Against Envy, And The Poor Against Oppression, Marks The Highest Level Attained By The Statesmanship Of Greece.