“democracy is about the conditions that make it possible for ordinary people to better their lives by becoming political beings and by making power responsive to their hopes and needs. What is at stake in democratic politics is whether ordinary… — Sheldon S. Wolin Copy Share Image
“Antidemocracy, executive predominance, and elite rule are basic elements of inverted totalitarianism. Antidemocracy does not take the form of overt attacks upon the idea of government by the people. Instead, politically it means encouraging what I have earlier dubbed “civic… — Sheldon S. Wolin Copy Share Image
“by the fact of his own election, that audacity does not appear to challenge the system of power which has brought the nation an… — Sheldon S. Wolin Copy Share Image
“democracy is about the conditions that make it possible for ordinary people to better their lives by becoming political beings and by making power… — Sheldon S. Wolin Copy Share Image
“Antidemocracy, executive predominance, and elite rule are basic elements of inverted totalitarianism. Antidemocracy does not take the form of overt attacks upon the idea… — Sheldon S. Wolin Copy Share Image