It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning.


Politics and the English Language (1946)


It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim...

It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim...

It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim...

It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim...