Democracy Requires Righteousness

The Importance of the Right Question J. Reuben Clark Law Society Conference Clayton M. Christensen February 12, 2009 ...Democracy works because most people most of the time voluntarily obey most of the laws.... ... he made clear that democracy-enabling religions are those that support the sanctity of life, the equality of people, the importance of respecting others’ property, and the importance of personal honesty. Those religions also had to be strong enough that they held power over the behavior of a large majority of the population.... ...“You just think that because democracy works for you, and has worked in western Europe, that it will work everywhere. It only works where there is a strong foundation of religion.”