On 12/08/2006 03:33 PM somebody named Felix Miata wrote:
On 2006/12/08 19:50 (GMT+0100) Anders Johansson apparently typed:
On Friday 08 December 2006 19:12, ken wrote:
As Churchill said, democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the other forms of government.
The actual quote is "No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time" (Hansard, Nov. 11 1947)
The main distinction being that something that has yet to be tried may be better.
The US Constitution didn't create a democracy. It created a republic. The only real powers its people have lie in the right to sue, and the power to vote for someone else next time, after the current bums have already taxed & spent into oblivion.
Apparently you believe Churchill was referring to the US. Where did this belief come from? -- "Peace hath her victories no less renown'd than war." --John Milton -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org