John Dewey: “Equality then becomes a creed of mechanical identity which is false to facts and impossible of realization.”

It rules but it does not regulate; for its rule is confined to receipt of tribute and ceremonial deference.

There are those who speak as if ability to choose between two tickets were a high exercise of individual freedom.

In other words, every officer of the public, whether he represents it as a voter or as a stated official, has a dual capacity.

Personal loyalties to elders take the place of political obedience.