The Dangers of Egalitarianism in a Democracy

By |2023-04-13T12:02:37-05:00March 10th, 2013|Categories: Classics, Democracy, Louis Markos, Plato, Politics|

Radical egalitarianism in a democracy leads to mob rule, which leads to tyranny. So it happened in Ancient Athens, and so might it happen in America today. Most Americans take for granted that democracy is an absolute good. If it can be said of an idea or a program that it promotes equality, Americans, whatever [...]