tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post78585901231811738..comments2023-04-29T02:26:08.411-07:00Comments on The Harrogate Agenda: Where does power actually lie?Pete Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04172420184509249126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post-22566748976494884752021-06-29T00:18:00.165-07:002021-06-29T00:18:00.165-07:00He said "“I do not say that democracy has bee...He said "“I do not say that democracy has been more pernicious on the whole, and in the long run, than monarchy or aristocracy. ... There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy."<br /><br />However I'd stress that we have never had REAL democracy with a sovereign people in the driving seat keeping the politicians in their place. Niall Warryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815435878278635965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post-51088782953730805942021-06-26T03:33:01.430-07:002021-06-26T03:33:01.430-07:00See the John Adams (US President) quote on democra...See the John Adams (US President) quote on democracy never lasting long.jsampson1945https://www.blogger.com/profile/02537831830793237262noreply@blogger.com