> just how young modern democracy is with a rather unproven durability. Everything else has a rather more proven record of squandering human potential, of bei

> just how young modern democracy is with a rather unproven durability. Everything else has a rather more proven record of squandering human potential, of being iniquitous & unjust. Not my favorite person, but the quip still seems fair: > Democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others that have been tried. - Winston Churchill