William Conger [email protected] via mh.databack.com Jun 10 (9 days ago) to aesthetics-l
The divide between the elite and the 'common-man' has been central to American life from the earliest days of the Republic. What troubled the founding fathers was the potential of a mob-rule democracy and the urgent need they saw for some checks against that. Remember that Washington had to refuse the proposal that he be named king... - Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government. George Washington
