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The multitude is always in the wrong.
The multitude is always in the wrong.
The rabble estimate few things according to their real value,
most things according to their prejudices.
[Lat., Vulgus read more
The rabble estimate few things according to their real value,
most things according to their prejudices.
[Lat., Vulgus ex veritate pauca, ex opinione multa aestimat.]
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.
No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish.
No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish.
The public! why, the public's nothing better than a great baby.
The public! why, the public's nothing better than a great baby.
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
The public! the public! how many fools does it require to make
the public?
[Fr., Le public! le read more
The public! the public! how many fools does it require to make
the public?
[Fr., Le public! le public! combien faut-il de sots pour faire
un public?]
The individual is foolish; the multitude, for the moment is
foolish, when they act without deliberation; but the species read more
The individual is foolish; the multitude, for the moment is
foolish, when they act without deliberation; but the species is
wise, and, when time is given to it, as a species it always acts
right.
