I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it's the presence of a broad middle class. The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.
“But primitive man had enemies real as well as imaginary, and they were not subject to priestly sorceries.”
“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked any clear question.”