Is an educated citizenry necessary to maintain democracy?
to have a group of small people to make important decisions
Simón Bolívar envisioned a government that would promote liberty, equality, and justice for the people of Latin America. He advocated for a republican system, emphasizing the importance of representative democracy and the need for a strong central authority to maintain order and unity among diverse regions. Bolívar also believed in the protection of individual rights and the need for an educated citizenry to participate in governance effectively. Ultimately, he aimed to create a government that would prevent tyranny and foster the common good.
Yes, they certainly would have. Education is the way forward in terms of economic and social strength.George Washington wrote that the only way that a country could maintain a democracy is through having an educated population.
Washington believed that a man was to be in office for the common good and when he no longer met that need he needed to retire from office. His views about democracy was that to maintain it people needed to be educated on how it works and that government was to serve the people not political parties.
Montesquieu believed in the separation of powers to prevent tyranny, which is evident in his support for democracy. However, he did not advocate for complete equality, as he believed in social hierarchies as a way to maintain order. Montesquieu also emphasized the importance of education in fostering a virtuous and enlightened citizenry to uphold a stable political system.
The fragility of democracy hypotheses that democracies, far from being the norm, are actually rare and difficult to maintain.
Hobbes defended an absolute monarchy as the preferred form of government. He believed that a strong central authority was necessary to maintain order and prevent the chaos of the state of nature.
Press should maintain public taste and uplift democracy
being elected according to constitutional law.
The 44 men who signed the Declaration of Independence were the nobility of the colonies. They were the most educated and the riches men in the colonies. They didn't have to maintain credibility.
to maintain life.
through clever use of double standards and patriotic propaganda