Scope Of Democracy

Democracy and the Scope of People Representation

Democracy is a system of government that has different characteristics. Democracy is any form of government in which the rules of society are decided by the people who will be bound by them. This research paper is going to focus on the great idea of democracy and also, it is going to discuss two quotes, one by Plato and the other one is by Winston Churchill. In addition to that, there is going to be an introduction on some arguments about democracy from both Plato and Churchill. Both Plato and Winston Churchill were not great believers of democracy and they saw democracy as dangerous. The idea of democracy is to restore the power back to the majority, but as this research paper will suggest that

To add to that, the rule by the many was no remedy for the ills of oligarchy, according to Plato, because ordinary people were too easily swayed by the emotional and deceptive rhetoric of ambitious politicians. There are varying degrees of controversy over which of Plato 's works are genuine, and in what order they were written, due to their antiquity and the manner of their preservation through time. Plato generally had a negative view of democracy, but he proved why by introducing some real problems with democracy. Plato had many arguments to support his view. He believed that only philosophers can rule and become kings and on the other hand, the lower class did not have his attention. According to him the lower class should only obey the rules set by the elites. Democracy in Plato’s view is dangerous and the political opinions are not of equal values. Even though Plato seemed to have a greatly negative understanding of democracy he did not hate democracy all the way, because he believed that a leader should have popularity and consent in order to rule.

Winston Churchill did not believe that democracy is important in a country, because it can not help much in evolving the politics. In other words, Churchill believed more in equality and people having their own voices. Winston Churchill has a quote that shows his opinion in democracy. The quote states that, “the best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with an average voter”. Churchill’s quote’s implications are clear and can be easily understood. According to Churchill people or the majority (usually poor) who preform the democratic process, know nothing about politics or laws or candidates. This can be due to poor economic states, being uneducated, and being easily influenced or deceived by looks and promises of certain politicians. Voters are guided by their unreliable emotions not by careful analysis, and they are carried into adventurous wars and victimized by costly defeats that could have been entirely avoided. The fact is, that in most cases voters vote for the candidate that appeals to them, and that is what Churchill is implying in his quote. As stated before, Churchill had deep convictions that Britain was worth fighting for, not only because of a specific urge for self- preservation, but because Britain means something to the world. Churchill did not believe in the necessary progress of any political principle over time or that