“We are worried that democratic institutions, which look great on paper, are threatened by collective mistrust and fanaticism.”
I think that the common wisdom was always Churchill's “democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” As a society we need a reminder that the alternatives are not so great, so we focus on the flaws.
Interesting read, thanks. One comment:
“We are worried that democratic institutions, which look great on paper, are threatened by collective mistrust and fanaticism.”
I think that the common wisdom was always Churchill's “democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” As a society we need a reminder that the alternatives are not so great, so we focus on the flaws.