In every well-governed state, wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing.

Dan tout Etat police, la richesse est chose sacrée; dans les démocraties, elle est la seule chose sacrée.

Anatole France

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Wealth Democracy

Author

Anatole France

Source

Penguin Island

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Lament

Language

French

Time

1908 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

France Europe

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France, Anatole. L'Ile des Pingouins [Penguin Island]. Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1908, bk. 6, ch. 2.

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Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein

Source

Letters of Albert Einstein

Medium

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Language

German

Time

1901 1900s 20th century

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Einstein, Albert. "To Jost Winteler." The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, vol. 1: The Early Years, 1879-1902, English Translation Supplement, translated by Anna Beck. Princeton University Press, 1987, no. 115. Originally from Letter to Jost Winteler, 8 July 1901.

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A monarchy is a merchantman which sails well, but will sometimes strike on a rock, and go to the bottom; a republic is a raft which will never sink, but then your feet are always in the water.

Fisher Ames

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Monarchy Democracy Downsides of democracy Political theory

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Fisher Ames

Medium

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Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1795 1790s 18th century

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Ames, Fisher. Address in the House of Representatives. House of Representatives. 1795, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Ames, Fisher. Quoted in A Miracle Mirrored: The Dutch Republic in European Perspective, written by Henk van Nierop, edited by Karel Davids and Jan Lucassen. Cambridge University Press, 2011, ch. 2.

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