Quote#Solitude
There have always existed three ways of keeping the people loving and…
Quote byElbert Green Hubbard · 1856–1915
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great (1916), Vol. XIV: Great Musicians, Chapter 8: "Ludwig van Beethoven," pp. 228-230.
English (original)
There have always existed three ways of keeping the people loving and loyal. One is to leave them alone, to trust them and not to interfere. This plan, however, has very seldom been practised, because the politicians regard the public as a cow to be milked, and something must be done to make it stand quiet.
— Elbert Green Hubbard
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