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Report uttered by the people is everywhere of great power.
Report uttered by the people is everywhere of great power.
He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be
counted among great men.
[Lat., read more
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 tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
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.]
He who serves the public is a poor animal; he worries himself to
death and no one thanks him read more
He who serves the public is a poor animal; he worries himself to
death and no one thanks him for it.
[Ger., Wer dem Publicum dient, ist ein armes Thier;
Er qualt sich ab, niemand bedankt sich dafur.]
The multitude is always in the wrong.
The multitude is always in the wrong.
. . . for thou art a stiff-necked people. . .
. . . for thou art a stiff-necked people. . .
