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Democracy

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Democracy is not a good that people can enjoy without trouble. It is, on the contrary, a treasure that must be daily defended and conquered anew by strenuous effort.

Bureaucracy, p. 121

Democracy too is not divine.

Omnipotent Government, p. 47

Majorities are no less exposed to error and frustration than kings and dictators. That a fact is deemed true by the majority does not prove its truth. That a policy is deemed expedient by the majority does not prove its expediency. The individuals who form the majority are not gods, and their joint conclusions are not necessarily godlike.

Omnipotent Government, p. 47

People can today seek salvation only in democracy, in the right of self-determination both of individuals and of nations.

Nation, State, and Economy, p. 131

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