“The continuation of authority in one individual has frequently been the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential in popular systems, because nothing is so dangerous as to permit a citizen to remain long in power. The people get used to obeying him and he gets used to commanding it, from which springs . . . tyranny.”
— Simón Bolívar, Address to the Congress of Angostura, 1819
What point is Simón Bolívar making about democratic governments?
A. Democratic governments are doomed to fail because they give too much authority to one leader.
B. Democratic governments should not let the citizens have power over the government for very long.
C. Democratic governments work fine as long as the citizens always obey all elected leaders.
D. Democratic governments must choose new leaders frequently to keep power in the hands of the people.