Never heard this ubiquitous quote assigned to Disraeli before.
But that’s not important right now.
Can anybody give me even one example of a “democratically governed civilization” that followed this sequence in any meaningful way?
“Can anybody give me even one example of a “democratically governed civilization” that followed this sequence in any meaningful way?”
You should be able to find your answer here:
http://johnkeane.net/36/topics-of-interest/democracy-a-short-history