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Two Cheers for Democracy by E.M. Forster

Two Cheers for Democracy

E.M. Forster

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 24, 1962

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Who it’s for
Forster weighs democracy’s promise of individual freedom against its tendency to encourage mediocrity.
Genres
Democracy, Essay Collections, Political Writing
Published
HarperCollins, January 24, 1962

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About this book

Essays that applaud democracy's toleration of individual freedom and self-criticism and deplore its encouragement of mediocrity: "We may still contrive to raise three cheers for democracy, although at present she only deserves two."

Measured Cheers

Forster weighs democracy’s promise of individual freedom against its tendency to encourage mediocrity.

Come here for

  • A nuanced defense of democracy’s freedoms, with its shortcomings firmly in view
  • Essays that make room for self-criticism and a wry cheer or two

Expect

  • Serious political reflection with a lightly wry edge
  • A book of essays, not a single sustained argument

Where it sits

Democracy59%
Essay Collections38%
Political Writing34%

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Publisher categories

  • American Literary Collections
  • Essay Collections
  • Letters & Correspondence
  • Diaries & Journals Collection
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  • Medieval Collections
  • Speeches Collection
  • American Lit Crit
  • SF & Fantasy Criticism
Authors
E.M. Forster
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
January 24, 1962
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
American Literary Collections