The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy. From LearnThat.org. [Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755), French lawyer and political philosopher.]
One of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The word oligarchy is from the Greek words for "few" and "rule". From Wordnik.com. [The Big Picture] Reference
The word oligarchy is from the Greek words for "few" (ὀλίγios olígios) and "rule" (ἄρχeiv arkhein). From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Farrington's Blog] Reference
And what manner of government do you term oligarchy?. From Wordnik.com. [The Republic] Reference
It had long been realized that the only secure basis for oligarchy is collectivism. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
We know that the Latin American oligarchy will never support any really revolutionary movement. From Wordnik.com. [26 JULY CELEBRATION] Reference
These are features which are similar to a Latin American oligarchy --- a so-called banana republic. From Wordnik.com. [The American Empire is Failing �� A Good Thing for America and the World] Reference
Therefore, an oligarchy is actually a form of shared dictatorship in which the people have a limited role in the government. From Wordnik.com. [ACPO blames front-line cops for doing their job SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
The ugliest face of the Latin American oligarchy is now standing alone against the world, showing its contempt for democracy and for its own people. From Wordnik.com. [Johann Hari: The Other 9/11 Has Returned to Stalk Latin America] Reference
He suggested that Venezuela's "oligarchy" - wealthy power brokers who oppose his socialist government - could have been behind the attack. From Wordnik.com. [Taipei Times] Reference
The word oligarchy is from the Greek words. From Wordnik.com. [Drudge Retort] Reference
Now they are billionaires, and known as the oligarchy. From Wordnik.com. [The Commanding Heights] Reference
It is also known as oligarchy, which means the rule of a few over the many. From Wordnik.com. [Faultline USA] Reference
But the nobles abused their power by making an oligarchy, which is a perverted aristocracy. From Wordnik.com. [Ancient States and Empires] Reference
This shows that that oligarchy, which is based on cannon and piles of gold, is worried, uncertain, and frightened of the future. From Wordnik.com. [CASTRO SPEECH CLOSING CULTURAL CONGRESS] Reference
They mean to carry out their system of 'oligarchy' at whatever cost. From Wordnik.com. [Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive] Reference
America is an "oligarchy" (to use a fancy word); it's a Dictatorship of the Rich -- and always has been. From Wordnik.com. [Has Bush pulled the bow so far back that he's finally loosened the arrow of American Socialism?] Reference
Aristotle himself couldn't find a better definition of "oligarchy" than what we have in the Kremlin today. From Wordnik.com. [Big Picture Thinking and Democracy in Russia] Reference
The hatred, the consumerism, that oligarchy which is now down on its knees are the ones who will lose a television channel. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2007] Reference
He stated that Garzon came paid by the "oligarchy" and that he did not have the courage to name the names he was paid for to name. From Wordnik.com. [Chavismo goes bonkers over Spain, and judge Garzon] Reference
Obama is trying to make our democracy function as a democracy, rather than as some kind of oligarchy of corporate power and its lackeys. From Wordnik.com. [Quote Of The Day] Reference
(Eleven percent of Democrats answered "oligarchy" on that question.). From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
But if we are to have any kind of oligarchy, let it be irrational oligarchy. From Wordnik.com. [Heretics] Reference
I've heard the term "oligarchy" tossed around to describe the current government. From Wordnik.com. [Crooks and Liars] Reference
This Congress believes they are an "oligarchy," separate from the rest of us peons. From Wordnik.com. [The Record-Courier - Top Stories] Reference
Otherwise you are just using "oligarchy" to pretend you are above conspiracy theories. From Wordnik.com. [Pharyngula] Reference
That is how we avoid serfdom in favor of a corrupt, anti-American zionist "oligarchy". From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
King is a cipher; his only function being to name the oligarchy which is to govern her. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4] Reference
The fancy word is "oligarchy", but in ordinary language, it's a Dictatorship of the Rich. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion] Reference
Fed X., this is nonesense. the "oligarchy" (whoever they are at the time) has always run america - BY DESIGN. From Wordnik.com. [tdaxp] Reference
In the first place, her King is a cypher; his only function being to name the oligarchy which is to govern her. From Wordnik.com. [Letters] Reference
The Khameini-Ahmadinejad "oligarchy" represses and imprisons and rapes and tortures and murders its own citizens. From Wordnik.com. [News & Politics] Reference
Isn't that called oligarchy?. From Wordnik.com. [Jennifer Nix: A Little Sunlight Please: The Super-Delegate Transparency Project] Reference
The oligarchy is the one that loses. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2007] Reference
"The new Chavez 'oligarchy' appears, for the time being, to be loyal to their leader ... but they are prepared to replace him. From Wordnik.com. [President Hugo conveys the impression of being a compulsive liar, capable of lying, even where there is no necessity!] Reference
What kind of post-oligarchy television could be acceptable for Georgia?. From Wordnik.com. ['Nobody Will Ever Forbid Criticism'] Reference
He foolishly tried to take on the army, the oligarchy and the church all at once. From Wordnik.com. [Haiti: 'We Could Turn Our Back'] Reference
In learning about democracy vs. fascism, one-man-one-vote vs. oligarchy, we became idealistic. From Wordnik.com. [So Much For Civics Class] Reference
They share his distrust of the Mexican oligarchy and his desire for a freer, more vibrant economy. From Wordnik.com. [How It All Went South] Reference
In fact, argues Kremlin-connected analyst Stanislav Belkovsky, "Russia is much more of an oligarchy now than under Yeltsin.". From Wordnik.com. [Under A Quiet Surface] Reference
Still, Putin's new oligarchy, emboldened by its own sense of power, is united, at least, on one thing: that this power must be maintained. From Wordnik.com. [Under A Quiet Surface] Reference
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