The covenant of the mob

Whenever the United States is referred to as a “democracy,” there are inevitably objections to the term.  The Founding Fathers were very suspicious of “democracy,” which they viewed as the consensus of the mob – “two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch,” as Ben Franklin is widely, but mistakenly, quoted … Continue reading The covenant of the mob

The covenant of the mob

Whenever the United States is referred to as a ???democracy,??? there are inevitably objections to the term.  The Founding Fathers were very suspicious of ???democracy,??? which they viewed as the consensus of the mob ??? ???two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch,??? as Ben Franklin is widely, but mistakenly, quoted … Continue reading The covenant of the mob