Noam Chomsky Quotes

This Shriveled Conception Of Democracy Has Solid Roots. The Founding Fathers Were Much Concerned About The Hazards Of Democracy. In The Debates Of The Constitutional Convention, The Main Framer, James Madison, Warned Of These Hazards. Naturally Taking England As His Model, He Observed That "in England, At This Day, If Elections Were Open To All Classes Of People, The Property Of Landed Proprietors Would Be Insecure. An Agrarian Law Would Soon Take Place," Undermining The Right To Property. To Ward Off Such Injustice, "our Government Ought To Secure The Permanent Interests Of The Country Against Innovation," Arranging Voting Patterns And Checks And Balances So As "to Protect The Minority Of The Opulent Against The Majority," A Prime Task Of Decent Government.19

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