Read the excerpt from Eleanor Roosevelt's "The Struggle for Human Rights" speech. Answer the question that follows.
Sometimes the processes of democracy are slow, and I have known some of our leaders to say that a benevolent dictatorship would accomplish the
ends desired in a much shorter time than it takes to go through the democratic processes of discussion and the slow formation of public opinion. But
there is no way of insuring that a dictatorship will remain benevolent or that power once in the hands of a few will be returned to the people without
struggle or revolution. This we have learned by experience and we accept the slow processes of democracy because we know that shortcuts
compromise principles on which no compromise is possible.
What is the central idea of this passage?
While democracy may work slowly, it is essential because it ensures certain principles that should not be compromised.
O We should move towards a benevolent dictatorship instead of a democracy.
Democracy moves too quickly and does not guarantee any of our basic human rights.
O We should begin a revolution to make sure that a dictatorship never happens.