Electronic Direct Democracy

Famous quotes containing the words electronic, direct and/or democracy:

    “Ideally, advertising aims at the goal of a programmed harmony among all human impulses and aspirations and endeavors. Using handicraft methods, it stretches out toward the ultimate electronic goal of a collective consciousness.”
    —Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980)

    “The shortest route is not the most direct one, but rather the one where the most favorable winds swell our sails:Mthat is the lesson that seafarers teach. Not to abide by this lesson is to be obstinate: here, firmness of character is tainted with stupidity.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “To make Democracy work, you need an aristocratic democracy. To make Aristocracy work, you need a democratic aristocracy.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)