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Democracy's Dangers & Discontents: The Tyranny of the Majority from the Greeks to Obama (Hoover Institution Press Publication) Hardcover – July 1, 2014

ISBN-13: 978-0817917944 ISBN-10: 0817917942

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  • Series: Hoover Institution Press Publication (Book 653)
  • Hardcover: 205 pages
  • Publisher: Hoover Institution Press (July 1, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0817917942
  • ISBN-13: 978-0817917944
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Bruce S. Thornton is a professor of classics and humanities at California State University–Fresno and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of nine books and numerous essays on Greek culture and civilization and their influence on Western civilization. He lives in Fresno, California.

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Dr. Thornton offers a precise and perceptive analysis of the inherent problems of the systems and styles of democracy. Reviewing the warnings about and defenses of this form of government, from those of the ancient Greeks through those of the Founding Fathers and later American political activists and thinkers, he presents a convincing foundation for his predictions about the future of this widely praised and rather easily corrupted form of government as it exists in today's world. He is particularly insightful in his analysis of the threat to stable democracy posed by the progressive movement and its presidential adherents from the early twentieth century on. Ultimately he presents not the political jeremiad some readers might expect but a review of Americans' peculiar qualities and values that still might prove successful in preventing the complete loss of their hard-won freedoms. It couldn't be more relevant for today's citizens.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful By Jacalyn Thornton on September 12, 2014
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Excellent book! Anyone interested in the historical roots and concerns about democracy, why our founders created a democratic REPUBLIC, and how our government evolved far from its founders' intent should read this book. Tyranny of the mob and government control over individual lives and freedoms were concerns in Athens, in young America, and are coming to fruition today. This book makes that case while still defending the system of government our founders developed based on the Constitution and the rule of law.
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By Bert on August 1, 2014
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Excellent academic scholarship--very thought provoking (and yes, it does require some thought).
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