Notes:
These observations by Larison are documented in my paper entitled "Reconsidering the Higher-Order Legitimacy of French and Raven's Bases of Social Power in the Information Age," which is available at http://users.erols.com/ambur/French&Raven.htm
In our democracy, under God, the people rule. At least in theory, our leaders draw their power from us -- the electorate.
Even in other places, the power of demogogues and despots is constrained by the will of the people -- as evidenced most recently in what remains of Yugoslavia.
