That fatal drollery called a representative government.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Representative government is often treated as a joke by those it affects.
- In plain terms
- People mock representative government as a farce.
- What can you take from it?
- Be aware that democratic systems can seem performative.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you trust your representatives?
- What makes government feel like a joke?
Another view
Some representative systems function better than this implies.
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There is no index of character so sure as the voice.
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