"The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people." ― Alexis de Tocqueville Topic(s): Power More From Alexis de Tocqueville "The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality." "We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects." "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." More In Power "In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be."― Robert Caro "Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn."― Miguel de Cervantes "Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality."― Edgar Allan Poe