“Let us not forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us” Franklin D. Roosevelt. Democracy is often praised in modern society as the guard of our freedoms and liberties. Although democracy is the better option to some other forms of government, Fareed Zakaria focuses on the danger of too much democracy in his book, The Future of Freedom. His novel explains what he considers the true form of government: one that works through representatives within a regulated system.
Zakaria confirms his alliance with individual rights, but warns against complete liberty, quoting Athens as an example of a democratic failure. Athens was the first case of a direct democracy, in which each male had one vote in government. This ultimately
Zakaria confirms his alliance with individual rights, but warns against complete liberty, quoting Athens as an example of a democratic failure. Athens was the first case of a direct democracy, in which each male had one vote in government. This ultimately