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Ideas for Benjamin Constant, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Solon
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy
19825
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If the sovereign entrusts government to at least half the citizens, that is 'democracy' [Rousseau]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / b. Consultation
19832
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Democratic elections are dangerous intervals in government [Rousseau]
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19748
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Plebiscites are bad, because they exclude the leaders from crucial decisions [Rousseau]
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Silence of the people implies their consent [Rousseau]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / c. Direct democracy
19749
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In a direct democracy, only the leaders should be able to propose new laws [Rousseau]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy
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The English are actually slaves in between elections [Rousseau]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / e. Democratic minorities
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Minorities only accept majority-voting because of a prior unanimous agreement [Rousseau]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / f. Against democracy
19828
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Democracy leads to internal strife, as people struggle to maintain or change ways of ruling [Rousseau]
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19835
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When ministers change the state changes, because they always reverse policies [Rousseau]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism
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Liberty is the triumph of the individual, over both despotic government and enslaving majorities [Constant]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / c. Liberal equality
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Minority rights are everyone's rights, because we all have turns in the minority [Constant]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism
19745
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The nature of people is decided by the government and politics of their society [Rousseau]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 10. Theocracy
19849
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In early theocracies the god was the king, and there were as many gods as nations [Rousseau]
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