It was Hayek who wrote: "We have no intention, however, of making a fetish of democracy. It may well be true that our generation talks and thinks too much of democracy and too little of the values which it serves... Democracy is essentially a means, a utilitarian device for safeguarding internal peace and individual freedom. As such it is by no means infalliable or certain. Nor must we forget that there has often been much more cultural and spiritual freedom under an autocratic rule than under some democracies -- and it is at least conceivable that under the government of a very homogenous and doctrinare majority democractic government *might be as oppressive as the worst dictatorship.* [emphasis mine -DBM]." -Declan On Sat, 21 Dec 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
Democracy has run amok in this country. There is no hope for reforming at the ballot box, as democracy only makes things worse. Only a crypto reign of terror can purge this land of the scum.
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