"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."

Hm, he might had a point.

He also had a point with this: "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."

So if we put those 2 quotes together he was saying: "we are doomed!"?

Also, the meaning of your quote is too generic, of course for a dictator or king democracy isn't the best form...