Can Liberty continue without democracy and courage?

Answer 1

While Liberty can exist without either, it's not likely to continue. Dictatorships and non-democratic governments almost inevitably lead to oppression. However, it's also not necessarily true that democracy is good for liberty either. Just as the behavior that dictatorships like is not the behavior that preserves dictatorships, so is the behavior that democracies like not the behavior that preserves democracies. (Thanks to C.S. Lewis for that insight)

Answer 2

Democracy destroys liberty. America was founded a Republic, meaning the Rule of Law prevails. Democracy is a bill of goods imposed on us by a power-mad government. Democracy is Rule of Mob, and the mob thought is controlled by the government. Democracy was viewed by American government as inherently bad until FDR needed to circumvent the Constitutional limitations of his power with his New Deal, and blasted the politically-ignorant Nation with propaganda.

Answer 3

Democracy is the greatest threat to Liberty imaginable.

Answer 4

Surely it can. Even in a dictatorship, liberty in itself could still jealously guard its foothold. Providing no laws are enforced against what people can actually, reasonably want to do (do you actually want Liberty in terms of murder?) then I can only assume that as long as the ruling power, be they monarch, President, Premiere, or wwhatever else, doesn't opress per se then I recon that democracy can be taken as largely irellevant to Liberty.

That said, it probably helps....as long as its true, careful democracy... Which doesn't exist anywhere to my knowledge.

Answer 5

Wake up, we dont have a democracy, therefore we have no liberty.

Answer 6

not for long it can't. democracy is vital to remaining free