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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.
I wish the crowd to feel itself well treated,
Especially since it lives and lets me live.
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I wish the crowd to feel itself well treated,
Especially since it lives and lets me live.
[Ger., Ich wunschte sehr, der Menge zu behagen,
Besonders weil sie lebt und leben lasst.]
This many-headed monster, Multitude.
This many-headed monster, Multitude.
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.]
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.
The multitude is always in the wrong.
The multitude is always in the wrong.
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.]
The public! why, the public's nothing better than a great baby.
The public! why, the public's nothing better than a great baby.
