It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play, the minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

The wisdom of divine rule appears not in the perfection but in the improvement of the world... History is the true demonstration of Religion.

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.

Do not turn yourself from an end into a means-one does not justify the other.

Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.

Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.

Liberty is the prevention of control by others.