Culture Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about culture.

René de Chateaubriand

René de Chateaubriand

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A crowd is like a vast desert of men.

René de Chateaubriand

René de Chateaubriand

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Justice is the bread of the people; they are always hungry for it.

René de Chateaubriand

René de Chateaubriand

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Institutions go through three periods: that of service, that of privileges, and that of abuse.

Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo

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A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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The general must be considered, and the soldier obedient.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Where there is little justice, it is dangerous to be right.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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To be a tyrant is not to be, but to cease to be, and to make everyone else cease to be.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Criminals do less harm than a bad judge.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Justice is a constant and perpetual willingness to give each one what is due to them.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Love for the homeland always harms the individual.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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No vanquished person has justice if their victor is to judge them.

Maximilian Robespierre

Maximilian Robespierre

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When tyranny collapses, let's make sure not to give it time to rise again.