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71:2.1 [[Democracy]], while an [[ideal]], is a product of [[civilization]], not of [[evolution]]. Go slowly! select carefully! for the [[dangers]] of [[democracy]] are:
*1. [[Glorification]] of mediocrity.
*2. [[Choice]] of base and ignorant rulers.
*3. Failure to [[recognize]] the basic [[facts]] of [[social]] [[evolution]].
*4. [[Danger]] of [[universal]] suffrage in the hands of uneducated and indolent [[majorities]].
*5. [[Slavery]] to [[public]] [[opinion]]; the [[majority]] is not always right.
71:2.2 [[Public]] [[opinion]], common opinion, has always delayed [[society]]; nevertheless, it is valuable, for, while retarding [[social]] [[evolution]], it does preserve [[civilization]]. [[Education]] of public [[opinion]] is the only safe and true [[method]] of [[accelerating]] [[civilization]]; [[force]] is only a temporary expedient, and [[cultural]] [[growth]] will increasingly [[accelerate]] as bullets give way to ballots. [[Public]] [[opinion]], the [[mores]], is the basic and elemental [[energy]] in [[social]] [[evolution]] and [[state]] [[development]], but to be of state [[value]] it must be nonviolent in [[expression]].
71:2.3 The [[measure]] of the advance of [[society]] is directly determined by the [[degree]] to which [[public]] [[opinion]] can control [[personal]] [[behavior]] and [[state]] [[regulation]] through nonviolent [[expression]]. The really civilized [[government]] had arrived when [[public]] [[opinion]] was clothed with the [[powers]] of [[personal]] franchise. Popular [[elections]] may not always decide [[things]] rightly, but they [[represent]] the right way even to do a wrong thing. [[Evolution]] does not at once produce superlative [[perfection]] but rather [[comparative]] and advancing [[practical]] [[adjustment]].
71:2.4 There are ten steps, or [[stages]], to the [[evolution]] of a [[practical]] and [[efficient]] [[form]] of [[representative]] [[government]], and these are:
*1. 71:2.5 ''[[Freedom]] of the [[person]]''. [[Slavery]], serfdom, and all forms of [[human]] [[bondage]] must disappear.
*2. 71:2.6 ''[[Freedom]] of the [[mind]]''. Unless a free [[people]] are [[educated]]—taught to [[think]] [[intelligently]] and plan [[wisely]]—freedom usually does more [[harm]] than [[good]].
*3. 71:2.7 ''The reign of [[law]]''. [[Liberty]] can be [[enjoyed]] only when the will and whims of human rulers are replaced by [[legislative]] enactments in [[accordance]] with accepted fundamental [[law]].
*4. 71:2.8 ''[[Freedom]] of [[speech]]''. [[Representative]] [[government]] is unthinkable without freedom of all [[forms]] of [[expression]] for human [[aspirations]] and [[opinions]].
*5. 71:2.9 ''[[Security]] of [[property]]''. No [[government]] can long [[endure]] if it fails to provide for the right to [[enjoy]] [[personal]] [[property]] in some form. Man craves the right to use, [[control]], [[bestow]], sell, lease, and bequeath his [[personal]] [[property]].
*6. 71:2.10 ''The [[right]] of [[petition]]''. [[Representative]] [[government]] [[assumes]] the right of [[citizens]] to be heard. The [[privilege]] of [[petition]] is [[inherent]] in free [[citizenship]].
*7. 71:2.11 ''The [[right]] to rule''. It is not enough to be heard; the [[power]] of [[petition]] must [[progress]] to the [[actual]] [[management]] of the [[government]].
*8. 71:2.12 ''[[Universal]] [[suffrage]]''. [[Representative]] [[government]] presupposes an [[intelligent]], [[efficient]], and universal electorate. The [[character]] of such a [[government]] will ever be determined by the character and caliber of those who [[compose]] it. As [[civilization]] progresses, [[suffrage]], while remaining [[universal]] for both [[Gender|sexes]], will be effectively modified, regrouped, and otherwise differentiated.
*9. 71:2.13 ''[[Control]] of [[public]] servants''. No civil [[government]] will be serviceable and [[effective]] unless the citizenry [[possess]] and use wise [[techniques]] of [[guiding]] and controlling officeholders and public servants.
*10. 71:2.14 ''[[Intelligent]] and [[trained]] [[representation]]''. The [[survival]] of [[democracy]] is dependent on successful [[representative]] [[government]]; and that is conditioned upon the [[practice]] of electing to public offices only those [[individuals]] who are technically [[trained]], [[intellectually]] competent, [[socially]] [[loyal]], and [[morally]] fit. Only by such provisions can [[government]] of the people, by the people, and for the people be preserved.
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_71 Go to Paper 71]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 71 - Development of the State]]
71:2.1 [[Democracy]], while an [[ideal]], is a product of [[civilization]], not of [[evolution]]. Go slowly! select carefully! for the [[dangers]] of [[democracy]] are:
*1. [[Glorification]] of mediocrity.
*2. [[Choice]] of base and ignorant rulers.
*3. Failure to [[recognize]] the basic [[facts]] of [[social]] [[evolution]].
*4. [[Danger]] of [[universal]] suffrage in the hands of uneducated and indolent [[majorities]].
*5. [[Slavery]] to [[public]] [[opinion]]; the [[majority]] is not always right.
71:2.2 [[Public]] [[opinion]], common opinion, has always delayed [[society]]; nevertheless, it is valuable, for, while retarding [[social]] [[evolution]], it does preserve [[civilization]]. [[Education]] of public [[opinion]] is the only safe and true [[method]] of [[accelerating]] [[civilization]]; [[force]] is only a temporary expedient, and [[cultural]] [[growth]] will increasingly [[accelerate]] as bullets give way to ballots. [[Public]] [[opinion]], the [[mores]], is the basic and elemental [[energy]] in [[social]] [[evolution]] and [[state]] [[development]], but to be of state [[value]] it must be nonviolent in [[expression]].
71:2.3 The [[measure]] of the advance of [[society]] is directly determined by the [[degree]] to which [[public]] [[opinion]] can control [[personal]] [[behavior]] and [[state]] [[regulation]] through nonviolent [[expression]]. The really civilized [[government]] had arrived when [[public]] [[opinion]] was clothed with the [[powers]] of [[personal]] franchise. Popular [[elections]] may not always decide [[things]] rightly, but they [[represent]] the right way even to do a wrong thing. [[Evolution]] does not at once produce superlative [[perfection]] but rather [[comparative]] and advancing [[practical]] [[adjustment]].
71:2.4 There are ten steps, or [[stages]], to the [[evolution]] of a [[practical]] and [[efficient]] [[form]] of [[representative]] [[government]], and these are:
*1. 71:2.5 ''[[Freedom]] of the [[person]]''. [[Slavery]], serfdom, and all forms of [[human]] [[bondage]] must disappear.
*2. 71:2.6 ''[[Freedom]] of the [[mind]]''. Unless a free [[people]] are [[educated]]—taught to [[think]] [[intelligently]] and plan [[wisely]]—freedom usually does more [[harm]] than [[good]].
*3. 71:2.7 ''The reign of [[law]]''. [[Liberty]] can be [[enjoyed]] only when the will and whims of human rulers are replaced by [[legislative]] enactments in [[accordance]] with accepted fundamental [[law]].
*4. 71:2.8 ''[[Freedom]] of [[speech]]''. [[Representative]] [[government]] is unthinkable without freedom of all [[forms]] of [[expression]] for human [[aspirations]] and [[opinions]].
*5. 71:2.9 ''[[Security]] of [[property]]''. No [[government]] can long [[endure]] if it fails to provide for the right to [[enjoy]] [[personal]] [[property]] in some form. Man craves the right to use, [[control]], [[bestow]], sell, lease, and bequeath his [[personal]] [[property]].
*6. 71:2.10 ''The [[right]] of [[petition]]''. [[Representative]] [[government]] [[assumes]] the right of [[citizens]] to be heard. The [[privilege]] of [[petition]] is [[inherent]] in free [[citizenship]].
*7. 71:2.11 ''The [[right]] to rule''. It is not enough to be heard; the [[power]] of [[petition]] must [[progress]] to the [[actual]] [[management]] of the [[government]].
*8. 71:2.12 ''[[Universal]] [[suffrage]]''. [[Representative]] [[government]] presupposes an [[intelligent]], [[efficient]], and universal electorate. The [[character]] of such a [[government]] will ever be determined by the character and caliber of those who [[compose]] it. As [[civilization]] progresses, [[suffrage]], while remaining [[universal]] for both [[Gender|sexes]], will be effectively modified, regrouped, and otherwise differentiated.
*9. 71:2.13 ''[[Control]] of [[public]] servants''. No civil [[government]] will be serviceable and [[effective]] unless the citizenry [[possess]] and use wise [[techniques]] of [[guiding]] and controlling officeholders and public servants.
*10. 71:2.14 ''[[Intelligent]] and [[trained]] [[representation]]''. The [[survival]] of [[democracy]] is dependent on successful [[representative]] [[government]]; and that is conditioned upon the [[practice]] of electing to public offices only those [[individuals]] who are technically [[trained]], [[intellectually]] competent, [[socially]] [[loyal]], and [[morally]] fit. Only by such provisions can [[government]] of the people, by the people, and for the people be preserved.
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_71 Go to Paper 71]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 71 - Development of the State]]
