"Democracy- the practice or principles of social equality" -Dictionary
This was found off the dictionary and I liked how they said social equality. In democracy, everyone has a voice, no matter where they are from, who they are, or what they look like. I reasoned that if everyone has a voice, and the government listened, than we would have a fair or just society. I think that if you have a new world where every one's voice is heard, than you can start building up the foundation of the world. For example, if the government put down some basic laws, and not everyone was happy about it, than those people could speak their mind, they would be able to compromise with the government to make the world a fair place to be in.
"In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme." -Aristotle
I really liked this quote because it talked about how when you have a democracy, your government won't put richer people before the poorer people. In some countries, if you have more money, you have more power. This happens most often in poorer countries with some corruption in government, but in this quote, it tells you it doesn't matter if you have more money than others, you will have the same equality as another. I also really liked this quote because it talks about how in democracy, the majority is supreme. The government doesn't choose for you, the majority wins. This shows how everyone has an opinion and it's fair for society.
"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely for the safe guard of democracy"
This quote was good because it showed how hard my choice was between education or democracy. To have a really good democracy the people should be educated to make educated votes or when they express their opinions. I would hope that my people would be educated so that they could advance in almost everything at once. These two characteristics go hand in hand. It's like when you're giving a teenager a responsibility. They have the choice to handle it carefully or they can handle it with not such great care, but they can also choose to accept the responsibility or not. So I thought that if my country is to be good in education, they would have democracy because it's a reasonable idea, every one gets their own voice, and they wouldn't tear down the country, they would try and build it up.
Democracy to me is one of the best characteristics for a country. There are other important characteristics, but I feel that democracy comes first. I feel this way because I feel strongly about everyone having a voice. I think it's important that a country is equal and not oppressive. I feel this way because if you want to build up a country, you should have rules that everyone can agree with, and everyone should be able to speak freely. This is what I think will help build a strong community.
