Democracy is the most difficult of all forms of government, since - TopicsExpress



          

Democracy is the most difficult of all forms of government, since it requires the widest spread of intelligence, and we forgot to make ourselves intelligent when we made ourselves sovereign. Education has spread, but intelligence is perpetually retarded by the fertility of the simple. A cynic remarked that you mustnt enthrone ignorance just because there is so much of it. However, ignorance is not long enthroned, for it lends itself to manipulation by the forces that mold public opinion. (Will and Ariel Durant: The Lessons of History)
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:44:20 +0000

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