1997-02-04 - Re: Govt & cyberspace

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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
To: Steve Schear <azur@netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1997-02-04 23:56:41 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 15:56:41 -0800 (PST)

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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 15:56:41 -0800 (PST)
To: Steve Schear <azur@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Govt & cyberspace
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Steve writes:

>Democracy is not without its significant shortcomings. If you doubt this
>read Tocquevelle.

Or Hayek. Democracy, after all, is majoritarian rule. Living under a
homogenous majority, with its whims and desires as law, would be more
oppressive than living under a benign dictatorship.

-Declan


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    • 1997-02-05 (Tue, 4 Feb 1997 19:23:41 -0800 (PST)) - Re: Govt & cyberspace - Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>