A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him.
—Lao Tzu
A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him.
—Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu, for all his wisdom, never lived under anything other than a Monarchy. For monarchies, his statement is very true.
I doubt Lao Tzu even contemplated such a crazy thing as a Democracy.