Praxagora: I want all to have a share of everything and all property to be in common; there will no longer be either rich or poor; [...] I shall begin by making land, money, everything that is private property, common to all. [...] Blepyrus: But who will till the soil? Praxagora: The slaves. Aristophanes
Landholders ought to have a share in the government, to support these invaluable interests, and to balance and check the other. They ought to be so constituted as to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority. James Madison
The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing. Walter Benjamin
Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught them songs and loves the race of bards. Homer
Government will always be conducted for the benefit of those who govern. If the few alone govern, the interests of the few only will be provided for; if the people themselves have a share in the government, the interests of the many will be consulted. John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
We all have a share in it, and none of it is good. There are no heroes, just bums. I include myself in that. Maxwell D. Taylor