في الديمقراطية يختار الشعب زعيمًا يثق به. ثم يقول الزعيم المختار: «والآن اخرسوا وأطيعوني». فلا يعود الشعب ولا الحزب حرًّا في التدخّل في شؤونه.

“In a democracy the people choose a leader in whom they trust. Then the chosen leader says, 'Now shut up and obey me.' People and party are then no longer free to interfere in his business.”Max Weber — From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology (2009)