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Bertrand Russell on Democracy

1872–1970

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5 quotes

To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy.

Power: A New Social Analysis (1938)

A fanatical belief in democracy makes democratic institutions impossible.

Unpopular Essays (1950)

The merits of democracy are negative: it does not insure good government, but it prevents certain evils.

Power: A New Social Analysis (1938)

Envy is the basis of democracy.

The Conquest of Happiness (1930)

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Attributed to Russell in Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists (2007)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bertrand Russell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.