The state -- friend of all, enemy of each one. ~ Paul Valéry
To govern is to foresee. ~ Émile de Girardin
Every nation has the government it deserves. ~ Joseph de Maistre
The powerful man commands. Public opinion governs. ~ Henry de Montherlant
The tyrant never corrects himself because he hears only flatterers. ~ André Maurois
In a society of equals, the individual acts against equality. In a society of unequals, the majority works against inequality. ~ Paul Valéry
Equality is less beautiful but more just than inequality. ~ Alfred de Vigny
Reflections on equality: It isn't at all in the natural order of things. The strongest and most intelligent animal rules. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A society where equality of conditions would become strictly guaranteed and maintained would become passive. ~ Jules Romaines
Our social personality is a creation of the thought of others. ~ Marcel Proust
Society always has a share of responsibility in the bad behavior of its members. ~ Pierre Delore
