"By whom?"
"The people."
"Aha! Then you lose your point."
"By no means, for the franchise should be a privilege, not a right, and while the people should choose, only their leaders should govern."
"You are a monarchist!"
"Yes."
"Then you are a reactionist, an aristocrat; no socialist!"
"I am a monarchist and a vehement socialist."
"That is a paradox."
"So are most final truths, since a paradox is only a concise statement of the colour on each side of the shield; you remember the fable?"