And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.

Nec audiendi qui solent dicere, Vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumuluositas vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit.

Alcuin of York

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The mob The masses Political theory Politics

Author

Alcuin of York

Source

Letters of Alcuin

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

800 800s 9th century

Era

Middle Ages

Occupation

Scholar Clergyman

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Alcuin. Letter to Charlemagne. c. 850.

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