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"The Excess of Democracy": Rebroadcast
Scene on Radio: Capitalism
Delegates at the United States Convention Against Too Much Democracy
The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The deep worry about giving ordinary citizens too much power was a constant theme at the convention. It led to many structural checks on people power in the document, especially the powerful president and his veto. Often mixed in with concern about too much democracy were frank remarks about divisions of wealth and class.
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