The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence will, if given a chance, learn the right and best course by bitter experience.


Ch. XI: The Negro in the United States - The Negro (1915)

W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes

The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence...

The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence...

The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence...

The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence...