Democracy cannot Survive without education Express the views for or against the statement
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Today's words of wisdom come from former American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), who we're going to assume you've probably heard of. The quote below makes clear that democracy cannot succeed on its own. It's only one piece of a larger puzzle.
There are those in America who treat the U.S. Constitution as if it were a sacred document, a sort of divine cookbook recipe for the perfect free society. The truth is that a democratic society is fragile and ripe for exploitation. A successful democracy relies heavily on the abilities and intelligence of the populace.
But what if the populace lacks in ability? What if the world continues on a slow, meticulous de-evolution into superficial idiocracy? What if — and this might not be a difficult hypothetical for you to conceptualize — the voters are nothing but a bunch of misinformed morons?
Well, then it all falls apart.
This is why education is so important. It's also why powerful people make it a priority to try and wield as much control over education as possible, although that's a different topic altogether. Democracy cannot succeed without a culture of learning, introspection, and critical thinking. FDR knew that then; we ought to know it now.