For the most part, the evidence shows that individual Americans do not care a great deal about politics and are rather poorly informed, unstable in their views, and not much interested in participating in the political process. These findings have led some observers to assert that citizens are ill-equipped for the responsibility of self-governance and that public opinion (the will of the majority) should not be the ultimate determinant of what government does.

About This Quote

About Edward S. Greenberg, The Struggle for Democracy

Edward S. Greenberg, The Struggle for Democracy.

Themes

  • Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power

More quotes by Edward S. Greenberg, The Struggle for Democracy

Related Quotes