What Is Democracy? What Our Founding Fathers Said
0Found these great facts on Democracy Is Not Freedom – Look at what some of current day politicians say compared to what our Founding Fathers said:
WHAT POLITICIANS SAY Now . . .
“Democracy is … the only path to national success and dignity.†—George W. Bush
“We must revitalize our democracy.†—Bill Clinton
“The world must be made safe for democracy.â€
—Woodrow Wilson
WHAT THE FOUNDERS SAID Then . . .
“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.†—Ben Franklin
“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.â€
—Thomas Jefferson
“Democracy … wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.â€
—John Adams
“Democracy is the most vile form of government… democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention… incompatible with personal security or the rights of property.â€
—James Madison
“The majority, oppressing an individual, is guilty of a crime, abuses its strength, and … breaks up the foundations of society.â€
—Thomas Jefferson