> Democracy is not simply the rule of majority. Yes, it is: it's the rule of the demos — the mob. > There are certain fundamental aspects of democracy that ar

> Democracy is not simply the rule of majority. Yes, it is: it's the rule of the demos — the mob. > There are certain fundamental aspects of democracy that are sacrilege and can not be broken down even if 99/100 citizens want it. Those are the fundamental aspects of a republic, not of a democracy. I blame Woodrow Wilson and all his nonsense about making the world safe for democracy. I don't actually care about whether I live in a democracy or not: I want to live in a republic, where the fundamental liberties of even the smallest minorities are secured from even the great howling mob.