John Chubb Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Democracy is essentially coercive. The winner gets to use public authority to impose their policies on the losers."

by:	John Chubb
Source:	John Chubb and Terry Moe
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Categories:	Democracy, Coercion, Authority, Force
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That is one of the nicer, PC and accurate descriptions of "democracy" that can be found. -- Mike, Norwalk 4
" Democracy " tyranny by majority. MOB RULE !! -- Ronw13, Oregon 3
-- Jim K, Austin
What, you don't like democracy? Few imagine there are better alternatives. The American sovereign at Common Law is the ideal -- but it's like walking a tight rope and takes a bit of mastery. Hard enough for one person, even harder for a class. And then you die, and the world is left in the hands of the young. Is it any surprise that the world finds itself in a constant power struggle of mobs? -- E Archer, NYC 2