“Democracy is a freak condition in the world's history: civil liberties are not common liberties even today, and most people in the world have never possessed them.” HistoryDemocracyCivil LibertiesWestern World Book:The Great Seesaw: A New View of the Western World, 1750-2000 Source: The Great Seesaw: A New View of the Western World, 1750-2000
“Full-blooded democracy still remains a brave new experiment, the history of ancient Athens notwithstanding. It would be unwise to assume that its victory across the globe is inevitable, for democracy is not always a simple mode of governing. It is almost forgotten that one reason why in this century the world stood three times on the verge of chaos — during two world wars and one world depression — was that the leading democracies were almost as prone to accidents and blunders as were their authoritarian rivals.” DemocracyGreat DepressionWorld Wars Book:In Our Time: The Issues and The People of Our Century Source: In Our Time: The Issues and The People of Our Century
“Immigration is everyone’s business: it is one of the most important national issues. The idea that it is too dangerous to be debated is a mockery of democracy. It is too important not to debate.” ImportantIdeasDemocracyIssuesDangerousDebateImmigrationMockery Author:Geoffrey Blainey
