“The principle of popular election is a fatal folly; its results are visible in every so-called democracy. The elected man is always the mediocrity; he is the safe man, the sound man, the man who displeases the majority less than any other; and therefore never the genius, the man of progress and illumination.” https://library.hrmtc.com/2026/02/05/the-principle-of-popular-election-is-a-fatal-folly-its-results-are-visible-in-every-so-called-democracy-the-elected-man-is-always-the-mediocrity-he-is-the-safe-man-the-sound-man-the-man-who-dis/ #aleisterCrowley #always #AnIntimationWithReferenceToTheConstitutionOfTheOrder #book #book194 #democracy #displeases #electedMan #every #fatalFolly #genius #illumination #liberCxciv #majorityLessThanAnyOther #man #mediocrity #never #ordoTempliOrientis #OTO #popularElection #principle #progress #quote #results #safe #soCalled #sound #visible