Karl Popper Quotes about Democracy

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The defence of democracy must consist in making anti-democratic experiences too costly for those who try them; much more costly than a democratic compromise

The defence of democracy must consist in making anti-democratic experiences too costly for those who try them; much more costly than a democratic compromise

Karl Popper

Democracy, Trying, Compromise

I personally call the type of government which can be removed without violence 'democracy,' and the other, 'tyranny.'.

Karl Popper

Freedom, Government, Democracy

Karl Raimund Popper (2002). “Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge”, p.464, Psychology Press

It is wrong and dangerous to extol freedom by telling people that they will certainly be all right once they are free. The most we can say of democracy or freedom is that they give our personal abilities a little more influence on our well-being.

Karl Popper

People, Giving, Democracy

"On Freedom (All Life is Problem Solving)". Essay by Karl Popper, translated by Patrick Camiller, 1994.

Karl Popper Quotes about Democracy

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