Aphorisms and quotes about rulers

The best ruler is the one about whom the people only know that he exists. Lao Tzu

To rule does not mean to rule, but to fulfill a duty. Posidonius

The whole science of government comes down to the ability to gild a pill. Adolphe Thiers

If I were the king, I wouldn't trust the aces too much. Tristan Bernard

The fate of a people is not stable when it depends on the will, or rather, on the disposition of one person. Marcus Tullius Cicero

The tendency towards absolutist rule is directly related to contempt for one's country. Alexis Tocqueville

Authoritarianism sincerely believes that it has moral advantages over a legal society, because it claims to control morality; uncontrolled morality does not exist for it. Alexander Kruglov

It is not so easy to push a ruler from first to second place as then from second to last. Julius Caesar

The more the throne shakes, the fewer people want to support it. Arkady Davidovich

The best day after the death of a bad sovereign is the first day. Tacitus

With a change of ruler, nothing changes for the poor except the name of the master. Phaedrus

It is easier to change a king than a retinue. Arkady Davidovich

Those who have left the stage often become prompters. Alexander Kumor

Having been placed in power, do not use crafty people in your positions, for whatever they sin, they will blame you as a boss. Solon

Only then take power into your hands when you learn to obey. Solon

To comprehend the essence of the people, one must be a sovereign, and in order to comprehend the nature of sovereigns, one must belong to the people. Niccolo Machiavelli

Reasonable people are often hated by powerful rulers. Erasmus of Rotterdam

No one can justly govern others if he is unable to put a check on his own passions, if he is unjust, cowardly and weak, if he is reluctant to give of his own to respectable but needy people. Andrzej Modrzewski

If you lead the people through laws and maintain order through punishments, the people will strive to evade punishment and will not feel shame. If you lead the people through virtue and maintain order through ritual, the people will know shame and correct themselves. Confucius

Those who knew how to acquire reasonable people, having met with peoples capable of political life, knew how to maintain their empires in the greatest flowering for a very long time. Jean Bodin

In every country the art of forming people is so closely connected with the form of government that any significant change in public education is hardly possible without changes in the state system itself. Claude Helvetius

He who was a good squire will be able to be a good governor. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Unhappy is the ruler who brings the flatterer closer. Pierre de Ronsard

Kings treat people like coins: they assign a value to them at will, and they have to be valued according to the exchange rate, and not at the actual price. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

A monarch who is unwilling to overcome the difficulty of understanding is forced to overcome the danger of trust. George Saville Halifax

Government is a brutal business. Good character in such a matter is only a hindrance. George Saville Halifax

Only he is worthy of being a leader, to whom the warrior blindly entrusts both honor and life. Jean Racine

When a good monarch sits on the throne, it is time to make laws against the lawlessness of power. Joseph Addison

It is easier to conquer than to rule. Using the appropriate lever, you can shake the world with one finger; but to support it, the shoulders of Hercules are needed. Jean Jacques Rousseau

It is sometimes more difficult to manage one person than an entire people. Luc de Clapier Vauvenargues

It’s bad if King Eagle is among the carrion, but if he Himself is carrion among the eagles, it’s a disaster! Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Imperfect popular representation is only an unnecessary tool for tyranny. Germaine de Stael

All monarchs are tyrants in politics, all subjects are rebels at heart. Edmund Burke

A king may be a nobleman, but not a gentleman. Edmund Burke

Monarchs love to make friends with all kinds of rabble. It's in their blood. Edmund Burke

To control people, you need a head: kindness alone is not enough to play chess. Nicola Sebastian Chamfort

The great art of subduing people lies in the ability to take them on the good side. Honore Gabriel Richetti Mirabeau

How can a tree bloom if its roots are dry? So it is here: until there is proper order in the kingdom, where will military courage come from? If the leader does not constantly strengthen the army, then he is more likely to be defeated than victorious. You, having despised all this, praise only courage; and what courage is based on is not important to you. Ivan IV Vasilievich the Terrible

Is it proper for a king, if he is struck on the cheek, to offer the other? How can the king rule the kingdom if he allows himself to be dishonored? Ivan IV Vasilievich the Terrible

To hunt hares you need many dogs; to defeat enemies you need many warriors; Who, having reason, would execute his subjects without reason! Ivan IV Vasilievich the Terrible

Every potentate (i.e., ruler) who has a single land army has one hand, and who has a fleet has both hands. Peter I the Great

Be gentle, humane, accessible, compassionate and generous; Let your greatness not prevent you from being good-naturedly condescending to small people and putting yourself in their position, so that this kindness never diminishes either your power or their respect. Listen to everything that is at least somewhat worthy of attention; let everyone see that you think and feel the way you should think and feel. Act in such a way that good people will love you, evil people will fear you, and everyone will respect you. Ekaterina II Alekseevna

Study people, try to use them without trusting them indiscriminately; look for true dignity, even if it is at the end of the world: for the most part it is modest and (hidden somewhere) in the distance. Valor does not stand out from the crowd, is not greedy, does not fuss, and allows one to forget about oneself. Ekaterina II Alekseevna

Petty rules and pathetic refinements should not have access to your heart. Ekaterina II Alekseevna

I believe that it is much more beneficial for citizens when the whole state prospers than when individuals live in contentment while the whole is destroyed. Thucydides

Doing good and hearing evil is the lot of kings. Antisthenes of Athens

He who commands must sometimes obey, and he who obeys honorably deserves to command in the future. Cicero Marcus Tullius

Spare the conquered, curb the rebellious. Virgil Maro Publius

No matter what the crazy kings do, the Achaeans suffer. Horace (Quintus Horace Flaccus)

The one who, unable to control himself, wants to control others is mad. Publilius Syrus

Unfair power is short-lived. Seneca Lucius Annaeus (the Younger)

Much is not permissible for Caesar precisely because everything is permissible to him. Seneca Lucius Annaeus (the Younger)

Small errors seem large if they are found in the behavior of those entrusted with power. Plutarch

A good shepherd takes wool from sheep, not skin. Suetonius (Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus)

It is fitting for Caesar to die standing. Suetonius (Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus)

Be the first to carry out your orders. Claudian Claudius

The welfare of the people is the highest law. Unknown author

The reason that it is difficult to govern the people is that the people are enlightened and there are many smart people in them. Lao Tzu (Li Er)

In a country where there is order, be bold in both actions and speeches. In a country where there is no order, be bold in your actions, but careful in your speech. Confucius (Kun Tzu)

If you rule on the basis of virtue, settle according to ritual, the people will not only be ashamed, but will also express humility. Confucius (Kun Tzu)

If he himself is direct, then everything will be done without orders. And if they themselves are not straight, they will not obey, even if they are ordered. Confucius (Kun Tzu)

If you improve yourself, will it be difficult to govern the state? If you cannot improve yourself, then how can you improve other people? Confucius (Kun Tzu)

Rule is correction. Who dares not to correct himself when you yourself correct yourself? Confucius (Kun Tzu)

The secret of good government: let the ruler be the ruler, the subject the subject, the father the father, and the son the son. Confucius (Kun Tzu)

Rule the people with dignity and the people will be respectful. Treat people kindly and people will work hard. Exalt the virtuous and instruct the unlearned, and people will trust you. Confucius (Kun Tzu)

Wise and capable people should be promoted to positions regardless of their position; lazy and incapable people should be immediately removed from office; the main villains must be executed without waiting for their re-education; ordinary, average people need to be educated without waiting for punishment to be applied to them. Xunzi

The ruler can be compared to a boat, and the people to water: water can carry a boat, or it can capsize it. Xunzi

The most important thing for a ruler is, if not the law, then the art of governance. Han Feizi

...In order to govern a state that has a thousand war chariots, you need to be prudent, truthful, moderate in needs, love the people, know the time when you can involve the people in the performance of duties. Unknown Chinese author

...If the whole country around you is in poverty, the wealth of the ruler given by Heaven also disappears. Unknown Chinese author

Woe to you, country, whose king is a slave And whose princes feast early, Blessed are you, country, whose king is free And whose princes eat at the appointed time, To strengthen courage, and not for drunkenness. Old Testament. Ecclesiastes

When a country deviates from the law, then there will be many leaders in it; and with a reasonable and knowledgeable husband, she will last long. Old Testament. Proverbs of Solomon

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide. Old Testament. Proverbs of Solomon

As is the ruler of the people, so are those who serve under him. Old Testament. Sirach

Peace, campaign, war and fortifications, Division of forces and friendship with the strong - These are the six methods of the rulers' policy. Bhasa

It is not known that any kings ruled the kingdom safely continuously. Bhartriari

Who will remain unharmed while serving kings and approaching them? The rulers are like a nasty harlot who gets along with many men. John of Damascus

It is necessary that the rulers do not despise the little ones who are under them: after all, the little ones are no longer small when they are useful to the great ones. John of Damascus

If there is no law, then serve as an example to those under your rule - and you will leave an indelible memory of your rule. Basil I the Macedonian

Of those who are close to you, encourage not those who praise everything you have done, but those who severely scold you for your mistakes. Basil I the Macedonian

In order to preserve your kingdom in virtue, what you forbid others to do, never do it yourself: it is scary for subjects to learn about the atrocities of the authorities. Basil I the Macedonian

A king who fills his treasury with the property of his subjects is like one who smears the roof of his house with clay taken from under its foundation. As-Samarkandi

A wise ruler is always patient, And he knows how to hold back the tide of anger. Saadi

The sovereign is not free to choose his people, but he is free to choose the nobility, for his right is to punish and pardon, to bring closer and subject to disgrace. Niccolo Machiavelli

The intelligence of a ruler is first judged by the kind of people he brings close to him. Niccolo Machiavelli

The sovereign does not need to possess all the virtues, but there is a direct need to appear to have them. Niccolo Machiavelli

People, believing that the new ruler will be better, willingly rebel against the old one, but soon they are convinced by experience that they were deceived, for the new ruler always turns out to be worse than the old one. Niccolo Machiavelli

Never allow flatterers to besiege you: let us feel that you do not like either praise or baseness. Ekaterina II Alekseevna

Keep within yourself those great spiritual qualities that make up the distinctive identity of an honest man, a great man and a hero. Be afraid of any artificiality. Let not the infection of vulgarity darken your ancient taste for honor and valor. Ekaterina II Alekseevna

Trust only those who have the courage to cross you on occasion and who prefer your good name to your mercy. Ekaterina II Alekseevna

In any era, the most malicious representatives of the human race should be sought among the people's leaders. Thomas Babington Macaulay

Absolutism requires from the ruler, first of all, impartiality, honesty, fidelity to duty, efficiency and modesty. Otto von Schönhausen Bismarck

Woe to the statesman who does not take the trouble to find a basis for war that will still retain its significance even after the war. Otto von Schönhausen Bismarck

“Divide and conquer” is a wise rule; but “unite and direct” is even better. Johann Wolfgang Goethe

A tough ruler does not rule for long. Johann Friedrich Schiller

I explain the institution of pages by the fact that the ruling princes willingly kept the sons of their vassals at their courts as hostages. Arthur Schopenhauer

It is easier to hold the reins than to hold the reins. Kozma Prutkov

A good ruler is rightly likened to a coachman. Kozma Prutkov

The whole art of management consists in the art of being honest. Thomas Jefferson

The sovereign's words should not diverge from his deeds. If the sovereign says one thing and does another, then the people can also double-deal. In this case, friends will find themselves split and enemies united. Ahmad Mah dum bin Nosir Donish

To control the seal you need a whip and spurs. Napoleon I (Bonaparte)

There are two levers that can move people: fear and self-interest. Napoleon I (Bonaparte)

Not letting people grow old is the great art of management. Napoleon I (Bonaparte)

I am either a fox or a lion. The whole secret of management is knowing when to be this or that. Napoleon I (Bonaparte)

Simple common sense guides better than false scientific constructs. Henri Claude de Rouvroy Saint-Simon

There is no more cruel misfortune in human destiny than when the rulers of the earth are not the first among their subjects. And then everything becomes false, perverse, terrifying. Friedrich Nietzsche

It has long been noted that people of mediocre intelligence and poor in spirit consider themselves worthy and called upon to rule the state first of all. With amazing energy and tenacity they rush forward, and the most diligent of them manage to achieve their goal. Chabua Iraklievich Amirejibi

There are no good lords. Antonio Miro

The king is created by his retinue or a neighboring state. Antonio Miro

The rulers believe that only they must survive. Elias Canetti

The ruler never really forgives. Elias Canetti

The ruler, on whose existence the existence of others depends, puts the greatest and most insurmountable distance between himself and others; It is thanks to her, and not just his brilliance, that he is the Sun or, like the Chinese, even more distantly, the Sky. Elias Canetti

A ruler who is clear about his own hostile intentions cannot deceive everyone with his pretense. Elias Canetti

An authoritarian ruler prefers those who obey him, trust him, and are subject to his influence. Karl Raymund Popper

If those in power do not protect the social institutions that enable the minority to effect peaceful change, then their rule is tyranny. Karl Raymund Popper

What a monument to human insignificance is the idea of a philosopher-ruler! What a fall - from the Socratic world of irony, reason and honesty to the Platonic kingdom of leaders. Karl Raymund Popper

He who teaches that love, not reason, should rule, opens the way for those who are convinced that hatred should rule. Karl Raymund Popper

The immaturity of those who are ruled determines the overmaturity of society. Theodor Adorno

Peter is not only the first Russian intellectual, but also the first Russian nihilist. Dmitry Sergeevich Merezhkovsky

He who thinks of himself as a manager manages himself. Semyon Ludwigovich Frank

When in power, leaders are concerned exclusively with making their predictions true. Hannah Arendt

A leader without the masses is nothing, a fiction. Hannah Arendt

The leader or leaders differ little from the crowd they control. Emile Durkheim

Napoleon, not without reason, hated ideologists, and dictators, obeying the general rule, hate philosophers. Jacques Maritain

Rulers have programs of action that cannot, however, be implemented without the support of the governed. Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron

An outstanding statesman is a person who is able to realize the openness of the system, to understand the meaning of what can be called circumstances and favorable moments. Paul Ricoeur

Mao Zedong can be called the last emperor. Mircea Eliade

Hitherto unknown quotes from Russian emperors

Not only today, in the 21st century, the leader of the regional power of Azerbaijan, but also in previous centuries, the leaders of neighboring regional powers - Russian, Persian and Ottoman - called Erivan, as well as Karabakh, Nakhchivan and other khanates, Azerbaijani.

,. In archival documents, in particular, in quotes from the Russian emperors Peter I, Peter II and Paul I, their decrees, according to interstate agreements signed between the Ottoman, Persian and Russian powers, Karabakh, Shirvan, Ganja, Erivan, Nakhchivan and other Azerbaijani lands are named among "Ardibijan provinces.

In the sound of the names of the Azerbaijani khanates, such as “Yezerdabijan, Aderbaijan, Ardibijan”, “even if you really want to, you will not hear the word “Armenian”. “In any case, then it never occurred to anyone to call these lands Eastern Armenia, as scientists and the leadership of the Republic of Armenia are currently trying to convince the Armenian public of.

Here are excerpts from imperial decrees on Azerbaijani territories, collected by S.M. Bronevsky, who was the director of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire and one of the influential officials of the imperial court.

“In particular, in the agreements between the Russian and Ottoman empires of 1724 on the division of Azerbaijan it is said: “... the rest of the Yezerbadijan province with all their dependencies and appurtenances are those that are inside the mentioned line and Genje, Berda, Karabag, Nakhchivan, the city of Rivan (Azerbaijan . the city of Irevan - now Yerevan) and Uchklis, and all the cities and towns that are subject to the entire province of Erivan, may they remain under the possession of the Sublime Porte.” Azerbaijani lands are also listed in the decree of Emperor Peter I: “... Ardeville remains to Persia, and Tabriz, Ardabad, Lake Tabriz, Mereid, > Meraga, Rumie, Gui, Charise, Selmas, Karabag, Ganja, Yerivan, Nakhichevan and other Ardibijan provinces with accessories they are ceded to the Porte." And in the decree of Emperor Peter II of 1727 regarding Azerbaijan, it is emphasized: “... the entire space between the Kura and Araks, that is, the entire Adirbizhan...”. In the decree of the Russian Emperor Paul I addressed to the State Collegium of Foreign Affairs in 1799, it is noted that Azerbaijan also includes the Erivan, Ganja, Karabakh and other khanates: “... in Aderbaijan, a region neighboring the Ottoman Porte..., which once belonged to the Persian state and included, in addition to Georgia, other possessions governed by special khans, such as Ganzhinsky, Erivan, Khoysky, Karabagh, Tabriz and others ... ".

That is, the Russian, Ottoman and Persian autocracy officially considered and recorded in documents the lands and possessions of Azerbaijan, but not the mythical Eastern Armenia, vast territories in the South Caucasus, including those where the Republic of Armenia is now created. Thus, the above indisputable facts indicate that the Erivan Khanate is Azerbaijani land and all the architectural monuments of antiquity located on its territory, including the Erivan fortress, are the historical and cultural heritage of the Azerbaijani people.

But, apparently, the words of the Russian, Ottoman and Persian emperors are not enough for the Armenian leadership and scientists, who continue to stubbornly insist that Azerbaijan appeared at the beginning of the 20th century.

Until now, all these facts have been hidden from the Armenian public, thanks to the efforts of Armenian pseudoscientists and the leadership of Armenia. “And it is precisely to uncover these lies and falsifications that the “Information Support for the Armenian Public” project is aimed, within the framework of which several news sites and portals contain informers with quotes from world scientists, public figures, politicians, clergy, etc., who are subject to sanctions in Armenia. taboo. All quotes from documents of Russian emperors will be posted in informers for the first time, starting from December 24. So that the Armenian public itself can determine what is more scientific - quotes from Russian emperors, or statements from the leadership of present-day Armenia. And if the Azerbaijani side bases its statements on historical facts, then the Armenians break historiography over the knee and place their people outside the historical scientific space.