Thomas Babington Macaulay Quote

I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty or civilization, or both.


Life of Samuel Johnson (ed. 1905)


I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty or civilization, or both.

I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty or civilization, or both.

I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty or civilization, or both.

I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty or civilization, or both.