People are always teaching us democracy but the people who teach us democracy don't want to learn it themselves.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People teach us democracy but they themselves do not practice it.
- In plain terms
- Democracy teachers often ignore democracy themselves.
- What can you take from it?
- Beware of hypocrisy in democratic advocacy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can we identify authentic democratic advocates?
Another view
Generalization may overlook genuine democratic proponents.
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