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Russell observes that "the merits of democracy are negative: it does not ensure good government, but it prevents certain evils," such as the evil of a...more

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Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this ...more

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When the qualities that now confer leadership have become universal, there will no longer be leaders and followers, and democracy will have been reali...more