A Democracy

Aristotle once wrote, “Of forms of democracy first comes that which is said to be based strictly on equality. In such a democracy the law says that it is just for the poor to have no more advantage than the rich; and that neither should be masters, but both equal.”

By this statement I believe that Aristotle is trying to note that in a democracy there is no rule of lineage to promote the beliefs of those of nobility. Also there is no punishment or enslaving of those born with less fortune. This makes for an equal government by giving the same power to all persons and letting material things have no say in the outcome.

In other forms of government a person or group of people can express their views or run their state due to the fact that they are viewed as important or have the wealth to do so. Plato expressed this when he said, “Then, democracy would have a

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In order to be free you must have laws. We seem to have a lot of problems with these basic rules.

However with any human led form of government, there is the problem of “Money Talks”. Many politicians today believe this to be a good idea today.

With most democratic ideas coming beyond the shores of the United States one should hope that we, with the longest running constitution should lead in this form of government. With what seems to be the most logical form of government that most in other countries try to form, the majority of Americans see our de!

mocratic state as just everyday life that we have no effect on. With all the media hype and low voter turnout it is not always the best man or woman that wins but the one with “the most toys” that triumphs. With all the talk of how “The Man” oppresses us maybe those should look at how “The Man” has fought to the death for those freedoms we do posses. A democracy promotes free thought and expression of ideas.

One way to try and control this action is a campaign reform.

Machiavelli stated that, “The nature of the masses, then, is no more reprehensible than is the nature of the princes, for all do wrong to the same extent when there is nothing to prevent them from doing wrong. While many contributions are made with good intent in mind there are those that are made with an influential purpose.

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