ليس أعجب لمن يتأمل شؤون البشر بعين فلسفية من سهولة انقياد الكثرة لقلّة تحكمها، ومن الخضوع الذي يسلّم به الناس آراءهم وأهواءهم لحكّامهم دون تحفّظ.

“Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers.”David Hume — Moral and Political Philosophy (2010)