Political science has long described what seems to be
happening.
From the tribal leader comes the monarch, whose reign gives
way to an aristocracy that produces a middle class that creates a republic, the
degenerative form of which is that pure democracy of which John Adams wrote:
"Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts,
and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit
suicide." Then comes the strong man again.
Hard to argue the point.
Read the article here.
Kerodin
III
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please post anonymously. III Society members, please use your Call Sign.