Immanuel Kant Quote

Democracy is necessarily despotism, as it establishes an executive power contrary to the general will; all being able to decide against one whose opinion may differ, the will of all is therefore not that of all: which is contradictory and opposite to liberty.

Perpetual peace (ed. 1932)

Democracy is necessarily despotism, as it establishes an executive power contrary to the general will; all being able to decide against one whose...

Democracy is necessarily despotism, as it establishes an executive power contrary to the general will; all being able to decide against one whose...

Democracy is necessarily despotism, as it establishes an executive power contrary to the general will; all being able to decide against one whose...

Democracy is necessarily despotism, as it establishes an executive power contrary to the general will; all being able to decide against one whose...