Full Idea
Democracy is the least bad form of all governments precisely because it attempts to find a healthy balance between legitimacy and efficiency.
Gist of Idea
Democracy is the best compromise between legitimacy and efficiency
Source
David van Reybrouck (Against Elections [2013], 1 'Crisis')
A Reaction
There seems to be a widespread feeling that democracy is declining in efficiency, and that may be because our remoteness from government decreases legitimacy, so we have less commitment to getting things done.
Book Reference
Reybrouck,David van: 'Against Elections', ed/tr. Waters,Liz [Bodley Head 2016], p.6