“歷史告訴我們,現代民主是一個至今都未完成的實驗,從很多意義上來說,光是這種制度能夠正常運作,就已經很不可思議。還記得在美國通過憲法之後不久,約翰.泰勒怎麼說嗎?他擔心兩年一次的國會選舉,只不過是一閃而逝的「政治痙攣」、只不過是「嘲弄人民在政治上多麼無力的一天」,只要過了這一天,「五百萬人民」的命運就再次落回「五千菁英」的掌控之中。泰勒認為要保障民主,就得強化地方自治的控制力,讓人民更常參與政治,與代議士更常聯繫。”
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The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today
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