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Quotes Tagged "political-commentary"

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have researched the records for years, and employed agents to help me—has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.
— H.L. Mencken Notes on Democracy
Tags: public-office, politics, political-commentary, pathetic, intelligence, ignorance, humor, government, democracy, belief
The masses are existentially entitled to talk nonsense and advocate for prejudices, but when an authority of the masses begins to talk nonsense and advocate for prejudice and bigotry, it is an existential crisis for not just those masses but all humans around the world, with implications of catastrophic proportions.
— Abhijit Naskar Build Bridges not Walls: In the name of Americana
Tags: politics, politician, political-philosophy, political-commentary, motivational, democracy, american-politics
A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you.
— Alan Dershowitz
Tags: political-commentary, libraries, education
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