For Weber, the locus of power is in the led, who actively (if perhaps unconsciously) invest their leaders with social authority.

by Niall Ferguson via The Free Press. [Max] Weber: In a democracy, the people choose a leader whom they trust. Then the chosen man says, “Now shut your mouths and obey me.” The people and the parties are no longer free to interfere in the leader’s business. Ludendorff: I should like such a “democracy.” Weber: […]