Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

To: Be Careful
He is actually correct, which is why the founding fathers chose a representative republican form of government instead of democracy.

As the cliche goes, "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner."

4 posted on 01/31/2016 9:23:16 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The goal of socialism is communism... Hatred is the basis of communism" --Vladimir Lenin)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: E. Pluribus Unum
He is actually correct, which is why the founding fathers chose a representative republican form of government instead of democracy.

The founding fathers didn't envision that the representatives would become so few in relation to the populace, or so remote, or so privileged. In short, I believe they didn't contemplate the possibility of an elected nobility.

14 posted on 01/31/2016 9:40:28 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies ]

To: E. Pluribus Unum
"Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner."
Liberty is that sheep packing a rifle.
22 posted on 01/31/2016 10:02:10 AM PST by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson