Man is a very complex creature. He is ironically both good and bad at the same time. More often than not, good overcomes evil, but as Edmund Burke once said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
             Mankind has many qualities that portray the good nature of man. Among these qualities is compassion. For example, if one man sees another hurting, he feels the need to help him. Another good quality of man is love. "Love is the salt of life," according to John Sheffield, Ode on Love, Canto V. Most of mankind's motivation to achieve goodness is love.
             Although man has many good qualities, he also has a darker, bad side. Man has a tendency to want what he doesn't have. Greed brings out the bad in mankind. When man wants something bad enough, he will do anything to get it not caring who or what it hurts. Man's fear of the unknown also drives him towards evil most of the time. When man does not know something, he will automatically hate it. It is this hate that causes so many of the problems in society today.
             I believe that an Oligarchy would be best for my utopian society. There would be a said number of representatives from each state. These representatives would gather and discuss what would be most beneficial for the society as a whole. Representatives would be selected by a voting process. All members of society 18 or older can and are required to vote. Once
             "Democracy is Ideal and Idealistic" On paper a democracy seems to be virtuous. But in real life this ideal becomes warped and distorted , because of a tendency in human nature. As Milton Friedman said "The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem." The way our democracy of today works its not really the peoples choice. There are so many decisions made everyday without the input of the general public.
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