What Gustave Le Bon thinks about government
French social psychologist (1841 to 1931); author of The Crowd.
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1 dated position, c. 1895, in their own words. Our reading of what Gustave Le Bon has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingDespite their difficulties, parliamentary assemblies are the best form of government found so far
Their wordsIn spite of all the difficulties attending their working, parliamentary assemblies are the best form of government mankind has discovered as yet, and more especially the best means it has found to escape the yoke of personal tyrannies.
↗The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind (1895; English translation, 1896)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book