21 Sep Kennedy and Quotations about the Great Idea: Tyranny and Despotism
“(Tyrants) are always either the masters or servants and never the friends of anybody; the tyrant never tastes of true freedom or friendship.” -Plato...
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08 Sep Democracy: Principle Quotations Relating to the Great Idea
“(Democracy) is the worst of all lawful governments, and the best of all lawless ones.” -Plato...
01 Sep Great Idea: Democracy
There are many forms of government. There are aristocracies, oligarchies, monarchies, tyrannies and anarchies as just a few other models of governance over the body politic. So which is the best form of government? This is the primary question when thinking about the Great Idea of Democracy. Which form of government is the most fair, most efficient, most competent, most socially and economically just, least biased, least safe, least stable, least peaceful? These are the questions that plague anyone considering forms of governance and a logical place to begin about thinking of democracy....