Weather is a literary specialty, and no untrained hand can turn out a good article on it
Mark TwainRead
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man has a voice, brutal laws are impossible
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the importance of individual voices in a society, suggesting that a democratic system prevents unjust laws from being enacted.
Mark Twain's quote emphasizes the significance of democracy and individual expression in governance. He argues that while one can craft compelling justifications for a monarchy, the real truth is that in a system where every person has a voice, the enactment of cruel or oppressive laws becomes impossible. This affirms the value of participation and collective decision-making in shaping a just society.
Themes
DemocracyVoiceLawsJusticeMonarchy
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a political debate to highlight the importance of democracy.
More from Mark Twain
All quotes βThe easy part of being an artist is figuring out the message that everyone else is ready to hear. The hard part is waiting for the proper lull to make the announcement.
Mark TwainRead
You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns.
Mark TwainRead
To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
Mark TwainRead
Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.
Mark TwainRead
In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.
Mark TwainRead
Similar quotes
If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone, even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets.
Sachin TendulkarRead
Ownership is not limited to material things. It can also apply to points of view. Once we take ownership of an idea - whether itβs about politics or sports - what do we do? We love it perhaps more than we should. We prize it more than it is worth. And most frequently, we have trouble letting go of it because we canβt stand the idea of its loss. What are we left with then? An ideology - rigid and unyielding.
Dan ArielyRead
As hypocrisy is said to be the highest compliment to virtue, the art of lying is the strongest acknowledgment of the force of truth.
William HazlittRead
If everybody's not a beauty, then nobody is
Andy WarholRead
The message from Wal-Mart today to the rest of the business community is there need not be any conflict between the environment and the economy. We will find the way not only to reconcile (those), but to find new profits and new opportunities as we do the right thing.
Al GoreRead
To me, the idea and expectation that the day is slowly and surely coming when we will be able to honestly say we are our brother's keeper and not his oppressor is very beautiful .
Thomas A. EdisonRead