I am afraid the remark is too honest, and comes from the same origin as the maxim of the tyrant, "If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep it amused." I notice too, that the ground on which eminent public servants urge the claims of popular education is fear: "This country is filling up with thousands and millions of voters, and you must educate them to keep them from our throats."


Essays: Second Series (1844) - New England Reformers

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

I am afraid the remark is too honest, and comes from the same origin as the maxim of the tyrant, If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep...

I am afraid the remark is too honest, and comes from the same origin as the maxim of the tyrant, If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep...

I am afraid the remark is too honest, and comes from the same origin as the maxim of the tyrant, If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep...

I am afraid the remark is too honest, and comes from the same origin as the maxim of the tyrant, If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep...