Democracy, it appears, is a bit chancy. But its chances also depend on what we do ourselves. – Robert A. Dahl
Most of us readily take things for granted that at an earlier time remained to be discovered. – Robert A. Dahl
Ironically, the very fact that democracy has such a lengthy history has actually contributed to confusion and disagreement, for ‘democracy’ has meant different things to different people at different times and places. – Robert A. Dahl
As in Athens, the right to participate was restricted to men, just as it was also in all later democracies and republics until the twentieth century. – Robert A. Dahl
