In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.
We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.
In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest. That's bad news for everyone else - and for our democracy itself.
The rich are richer, and the poor are poorer, in the city than elsewhere; and, as a rule, the greater are the riches of the rich and the poverty of the poor.
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
About the only difference between the poor and the rich, is this, the poor suffer misery, while the rich have to enjoy it.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
The beauty of our democracy lies in the American value of equality: if you vote, you have a seat at the table. If you speak, you have a chance to persuade others. A billionaire and a minimum wage earner have the same power at the ballot box.