Founding fathers quote about the masses?

Question

I have been trying to recall a quote by one of the founding fathers (maybe someone else?) regarding problems with popular rule. Something about the masses not being educated enough to make every single decision, or prone to making bad ones...something negative about the general population? Sound familiar to anyone?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Not from the founding fathers:

What is true, just, and beautiful is not determined by popular vote. The masses everywhere are ignorant, short-sighted, motivated by envy, and easy to fool. Democratic politicians must appeal to these masses in order to be elected. Whoever is the best demagogue will win. Almost by necessity, then, democracy will lead to the perversion of truth, justice and beauty.



Hanse-Hermann Hoppe (an anti-intellectual intellectual)

source:

http://www.gaia.com/quotes/hans-hermann_...

http://www.hanshoppe.com/publications/ho...