A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.

Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his ancestors

Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.

The god of love lives in a state of need. It is a need. It is an urge. It is a homeostatic imbalance. Like hunger and thirst, it's almost impossible to stamp out.