bankless on Nostr: From Churchill by Himself, 574: Many forms of Government have been tried and will be ...
From Churchill by Himself, 574:
Many forms of Government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that
democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time;
but there is a broad feeling in our country that the people should rule and that public opinion, expressed by all constitutional means, should shape, guide, and control the actions of Ministers who are their servants and not their masters...
Many forms of Government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that
democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time;
but there is a broad feeling in our country that the people should rule and that public opinion, expressed by all constitutional means, should shape, guide, and control the actions of Ministers who are their servants and not their masters...