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. . . for thou art a stiff-necked people. . .
. . . for thou art a stiff-necked people. . .
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.]
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.
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?]
This many-headed monster, Multitude.
This many-headed monster, Multitude.
Report uttered by the people is everywhere of great power.
Report uttered by the people is everywhere of great power.
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 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.
