Democracy and Liberty 2 Vol Pb Set |
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| Author:
| LECKY, Willaim Edward Hartpole |
| ISBN: | 978-0-913966-81-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1981 |
| Publisher: | Liberty Fund, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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"When democracy turns, as it often does, into a corrupt plutocracy, both national decadence and social revolution are being prepared." So wrote the Irish-born historian W. E. H. Lecky (1838-1903) in this devastating assault on mass democracy.
"When democracy turns, as it often does, into a corrupt plutocracy, both national decadence and social revolution are being prepared." So wrote the Irish-born historian W. E. H. Lecky (1838-1903) in this devastating assault on mass democracy.