Thoughts For Today
"The tyranny of a prince is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."
-- Montesquieu, 1748
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury.
-- Alexander F. Tytler (Lord Woodhouselee) 1747-1813
"Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: quality. But notice the difference:while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude."
-- Alexis de Tocqueville