Among a people without fellow-feeling, especially if they read and speak different languages, the united public opinion, necessary to the working of the representative government, cannot exist.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Without shared feeling and language, a united public opinion cannot exist, which is needed for representative government.
- In plain terms
- People who do not feel connected or share a language cannot form the public opinion needed for representative government.
- What can you take from it?
- Shared language and feeling are required for representative government.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do diverse groups agree?
- Can democracy exist without unity?
Another view
It implies uniformity is necessary for democracy without considering diverse coalitions.
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