Roger Cohen,
New York TimesATHENS â I have a profound respect for the intelligence of the voter. Winston Churchill is often quoted as saying that the best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter, but more important is what he actually said in the House of Commons on Oct. 31, 1944: âÂÂAt the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper â no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly palliate the overwhelming importance of that point.âÂÂ
