TEDxBaltimore 2011 MACDONALD The Future We Make

[andyrooney12]

3:40 The question that she asked couldn't have been more dangerous. First of all, most people don't know that the United States is a Republic, not a Democracy. Why? Just as the founding fathers said in the Federalist Papers (I think it was #10 but I don't remember 100%), with a Democracy you run the risk of tyranny by the majority. Well, if you asked that question then in a large part of the country you would have people establishing schools based on their religious faith. That is SO DANGEROUS!