Democracy or Despotism (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Democracy or Despotism<br><br>This book has been written in an effort to show that if the world goes wrong with us, it is our own fault that it does so.<br><br>If we do not like what the great private monopolies are doing, the way is clear to do ourselves what ought to be done instead.<br><br>Practically everywhere there is liberty enough so that if the people would use the power they have they could speedily make an end of oppression, an end of needless poverty and a beginning of a healthful, normal, glad-hearted life for all.<br><br>Everywhere the private interests are strong enough and bad enough so that, with a little more of inactivity on the part of the many, despotism will be everywhere enthroned - "all of liberty will be lost."<br><br>The mockery of the oppressor will be justified and the millions, for whom deliverance is now so easily in reach, will be once more enslaved.<br><br>This is an effort to help in the struggle to make Democracy triumphant in all the institutions and activities of all mankind.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.