Democracy is always the work of kings. Ashes, which in themselves are sterile, fertilize the land they are cast upon.


The Last Fruit Off an Old Tree (ed. 1853)


Democracy is always the work of kings. Ashes, which in themselves are sterile, fertilize the land they are cast upon.

Democracy is always the work of kings. Ashes, which in themselves are sterile, fertilize the land they are cast upon.

Democracy is always the work of kings. Ashes, which in themselves are sterile, fertilize the land they are cast upon.

Democracy is always the work of kings. Ashes, which in themselves are sterile, fertilize the land they are cast upon.