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Question: write a defense of democracyDemocracy is a system of governance in which power is held by the people, who exercise their power through elected representatives or directly through various forms of participatory decision-making. There are many arguments in favor of democracy, which is widely considered to be a fair and effective system of governance.One argument in favor of democracy is that it is based on the principle of representation, in which all members of society have an equal... more

 I COULD easily make this talk a self-praising, Fourth of July oration, vintage 1880. But that's not what you want and that's not what I am qualified to give you.   I am going to give you an historical view of the American democratic tradition with analytical overtones showing how democracy has changed over the course of our history. The United States is a democracy. I think there is no doubt of that — but the American democratic tradition is largely a... more

The chief problem of American political life for a long time has been how to make the two Congressional parties more national and international. The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to doctrinaire and academic thinkers. Instead, the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can “throw the rascals out” at any election without... more