Some thoughts!

It'll be a little while before Washminster is up & fully running (I'm running myself - for a council seat in Milton Keynes - so with all the leaflets to deliver and voters to talk to, my time is a little limited at the moment).

So - to keep you going - I pose a couple of questions - but there is no three hour exam limit!


Q1 “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” (Ben Franklin). Discuss.

Q2 "The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy." (Charles de Montesquieu). Discuss.

 

 

Q3 "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." (Lord Acton). Discuss.

 

 

Q4 What relevance do these quotes have to modern democracies like those in the United States; the United Kingdom; France; and the European Union?

 

 

Comments are most welcome

 

Many Thanks

Thanks for all the comments about Washminster. As a result I will be bringing the blog back - and am currently working on a schedule for posts.

I may be a little tied up in the next few days - as I am a candidate in the Shenley Brook End ward for Milton Keynes Council (Nothing better for writing a blog dealing with politics and government than regularly updated experience on the front line!!!)

However Washminster should be back in the next couple of weeks

David