There are some movies that I would like to forget, for the rest of my life. But even those movies teach me things.
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.