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The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
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.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
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.
. . . for thou art a stiff-necked people. . .
. . . for thou art a stiff-necked people. . .
No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish.
No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish.
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?]
