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The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be
counted among great men.
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He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be
counted among great men.
[Lat., Qui ex errore imperitae multitudinis pendet, hic in magnis
viris non est habendus.]
For who can be secure of private right,
If sovereign sway may be dissolved by might?
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For who can be secure of private right,
If sovereign sway may be dissolved by might?
Nor is the people's judgment always true:
The most may err as grossly as the few.
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 multitude is always in the wrong.
The multitude is always in the wrong.
The key of the fields (street).
[Fr., La clef des champs.]
The key of the fields (street).
[Fr., La clef des champs.]
No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish.
No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish.
The fickle populace always change with the prince.
[Lat., Mobile mutatur semper cum principe vulgus.]
The fickle populace always change with the prince.
[Lat., Mobile mutatur semper cum principe vulgus.]
