"Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves." ― Alexis de Tocqueville Topic(s): Best More From Alexis de Tocqueville "Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude." "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." "Life is to be entered upon with courage." More In Best "The future hasn’t happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and no, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I’m in."― Annie Lennox "A lot of women these days, a lot of young women don’t want to call themselves feminists. You have this cheap, hideous ‘girl power’ sort of fad, which I think is pretty benign at best, but at worst, I think it’s a way of taking the politics out of feminism and making it some kind of fashion."― Ani DiFranco "A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country."― James Madison