True democracy requires that every citizen can potentially govern

Evidence

The problem of finding a collection of ‘wise’ men and leaving the government to them is thus an insoluble one. That is the ultimate reason for democracy. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 509 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Democracy is a mode of associated living, not just a form of government; The impossibility of identifying wise rulers justifies the necessity of democracy — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 509; Democracy must be redesigned to deliberately raise the value of devalued citizens (+10 more)

Related

• The impossibility of identifying wise rulers justifies the necessity of democracy (similarity 0.88)
• Democracy must be deliberately cultivated rather than assumed natural. (similarity 0.83)
• Democracy minimally requires popular authorization of laws and shared power (similarity 0.82)
• Democratic existence needs wealth limits, public-good citizenship, and discerning citizens (similarity 0.80)
• Democracy means only that the people rule, nothing more (similarity 0.80)
• Democracy requires that every citizen can govern, not merely reach a better job (similarity 0.79)
• Democratic liberty and equality cannot survive without an educated public (similarity 0.78)
• Democracy can function on recognition by only a minority (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Democracy is a mode of associated living, not just a form of government #expands (0.82)
• The impossibility of identifying wise rulers justifies the necessity of democracy #corroborates (0.80) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 509
• Substantive democracy required deliberately raising the political value of devalued Untouchables #exemplifies (0.78)
• Democracy must be redesigned to deliberately raise the value of devalued citizens #expands (0.75)
• Democracy can function on recognition by only a minority #contradicts (0.75)
• Political legitimacy requires free speech, association, and representation #qualifies (0.72) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 1248
• Universal and particular are inseparably interdependent in democratic politics #expands (0.72)