65 Quotes About Populism

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self."[The New Statesman, February 25, 1933]

The human brain has not evolved to perceive reality, it has evolved to create an illusion of reality. That's why an exciting lie gains more attention than a boring truth.

The first principle of social development is, authority doesn't solve a problem, expertise guided by character does.

Dumbbells believe celebrities as the measure of civilization, so let me put it straight, the measure of civilization is character and character alone.

Fame is the measure of neither character nor wisdom.

Populism' is a compliment to me. We envision a different Europe where every E.U. country should have the freedom to decide its own economic policies.

Resources of the society must be distributed among the people according to need, yet in today's so-called democracy resources are distributed according to greed, and the situation will only worsen with time till we stop delegating the affairs of our life to random individuals of charm and popularity.

Any system that facilitates allegiance to pedigree or popularity is a most disgusting stain upon the honor of a civilized society.

Almost all religions from Buddhism to Islam feature either a humble prophet or a prince who comes to identify with the poor, but what is this if not populism? It is hardly a surprise if religions choose to address themselves first to the majority who are poor and bewildered and uneducated.