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SCHUMPETER, CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY (PT IV) CAN THE PEOPLE…

- - - - for many of those who had retained their religious belief the classical doctrine became the political complement of it. [] transposed into the categories of religion Schumpeter, J. and Swedberg, R., 1991. Capitalism, socialism and democracy. p.265
      - there is no need for logical scruples about the common good and ultimate values. all this is settled for us by the plan of the creator whose purpose defines and sanctions everything, Schumpeter, J. and Swedberg, R., 1991. Capitalism, socialism and democracy. p.265
      - the people at large did not care much except in the case of serious disagreement which in fact produced national disaster the civil war Schumpeter, J. and Swedberg, R., 1991. Capitalism, socialism and democracy. p.268
      - politicians appreciate a phraseology that flatters the masses and offers an excellent opportunity not only for evading responsibility but also for crushing opponents in the name of the people Schumpeter, J. and Swedberg, R., 1991. Capitalism, socialism and democracy. p.268
      - a party is not as classical doctrine would have us believe, a group of men who intend to promote public welfare "upon some principle on which they are all agreed." Schumpeter, J. and Swedberg, R., 1991. Capitalism, socialism and democracy. p.283
      - this principle clashes with the classical doctrine of democracy and really spells its abandonment Schumpeter, J. and Swedberg, R., 1991. Capitalism, socialism and democracy. p.295
    - - post reformation less of a religious hold on politics, separation of church and state yet the political phraseology adopts a deified presence and language making the sticking to it all the easier
      - transferring notions of equality etc ingrained in biblical literature and applying to politics
      - a party presents itself as a static force pushing toward one unified goal this is not so
      - reliigion makes it all the more easier to appeal to a common will, the will of god and thus the people
- - - - being a political method, democracy cannot, any more than any other method, be an end in itself Schumpeter, J. and Swedberg, R., 1991. Capitalism, socialism and democracy. p.242
      - no more than any other political method does democracy always produce the same results or promote the same interests or ideals. rational allegiance to it thus presupposes not only a schema of hyper-rational values but also certain states of society in which democracy can be expected to work in ways we approve,. Schumpeter, J. and Swedberg, R., 1991. Capitalism, socialism and democracy. p.243
      - DISCLAIMER: to realise the relative validity of one's convictions and yet stand for them unflinchingly is what distinguishes a civilized man from a barbarian Schumpeter, J. and Swedberg, R., 1991. Capitalism, socialism and democracy. p.243
    - - democracy is not an end in itself
      - democracy not isolated machine; dependent on external conditions yet there is a tendency to assume democracy will work to the ends of those values we uphold this is not necessarily the case
      - regardless to be steadfast in political persuasion is natural, and significant