The thesis of this original and provocative book is that representative government should be understood as a combination of democratic and undemocratic, aristoc

The thesis of this original and provocative book is that representative government should be understood as a combination of democratic and undemocratic, aristoc

It is usually held that representative government is not strictly democratic, since it does not allow the people themselves to directly make decisions. But here

Benjamin Constant (1767-1830) was born in Switzerland and became one of France's leading writers, as well as a journalist, philosopher, and politician. His colo