It is true that some secluded intellectuals in their esoteric circles talk differently. They proclaim the priority of what they call eternal absolute values and feign in their declamations–not in their personal conduct–a disdain of things secular and transitory. But the public ignores such utterances. The main goal of present-day political action is to secure for the respective pressure group memberships the highest material well-being. The only way for a leader to succeed is to instill in people the conviction that his program best serves the attainment of this goal. Ludwig Von Mises
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In short, the essence of democracy is the exercise of power on the part of the people, expressed in free elections. The idea behind the democratic method is that once you have a leader who governs for the good of a nation, a nation can then turn around and demand that their leader govern in a way that they feel is best for their country.

Source: Human Action: A Treatise On Economics

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