Reflect on Authoritarian versus Democratic Governments

Reflect on Authoritarian versus Democratic Governments

And do not listen to those who keep saying, ‘The voice of the people is the voice of God.’ because the tumult of the crowd is always close to madness.” Alcuin of York, 8th century AD

” … the Legislative being only a Fiduciary Power to act for certain ends, there remains still in the People a Supreme Power to remove or alter the Legislative, when they find the Legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them”. Locke, Second Treatise on Government, #149, 1689

“If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” Hamilton/Madison, Federalist 51, 1878

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