Democracy is Mob Rule by the Ignorant, Embrace Free Markets

by | May 18, 2023

A democratic vote is like the captain of a ship having to consult every passenger about the best course to chart through an approaching storm.

– The School of Life, Philosophy in 40 Ideas (2020), p. 13

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Keith Knight

Keith Knight

Keith Knight is Managing Editor at the Libertarian Institute, host of the Don't Tread on Anyone podcast and editor of The Voluntaryist Handbook: A Collection of Essays, Excerpts, and Quotes.

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