Regarding representative democracy there were roughly 2 lines of though, historically speaking: 1) the ones that believe government would work as long as we ha

Regarding representative democracy there were roughly 2 lines of though, historically speaking: 1) the ones that believe government would work as long as we had good people there; and that's where we need to focus, getting good politicians that can do good things, oh well if there are bad apples, nothing is perfect 2) government is a necessary evil, that has to be constantly under check because even if there is good such thing as a good politician, the ones that should worry us are the bad ones even if that also hinders the good ones; oh well if government has it's hand tied, government doesn't need to be a father figure, and has to be limited The first group, fueled by the symbiosis of some enlightenment naivete, different classes of people trying to legislate advantages for themselves and the lust for power, won over time.