“We can have democracy in this country, or… great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” — Art of Quotation — Rethinking Life

“We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” — Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice, 1916-1939, statesman, political figure via “We can have democracy in this country, or… great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t […]

via “We can have democracy in this country, or… great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” — Art of Quotation — Rethinking Life

14 thoughts on ““We can have democracy in this country, or… great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” — Art of Quotation — Rethinking Life

      • Trust in God … I always put at the bottom of my posts … In God We / I trust … what I leave out is not to offend anyone … “Everyone else pays cash!” Don’t trust in anyone else but God. Nothing happens by chance.

  1. When I see what is happening in India (to an extreme extent), I must say that he is right. I belive that this extreme polarisation is becoming more and more commonplace across the world.
    Democracy is a good concept, but it is becoming highly manipulated by a small part of the population

  2. I agree because the few can easily use their money to influence the masses and sadly, it has been working for so long. Thanks for sharing this thought-provoking quote!

  3. Pingback: Democracy – Knowledge is Power!

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