Dictionary.com has defined democracy as follows:

Democracy: De*moc"ra*cy, n.; pl. Democracies.

1. Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people.

2. Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic.

3. Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government. --Milton.

The definition of democracy implies a notion of majority rules. However, in the third world the majority is stricken with ignorance and poverty and is unable to defend themselves. The upper class then takes over dominance and has t

It was Winston Churchill who said, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried.” We would be going out on a limb and be foolish to say that our knowledge in any particular area has come to an end, has reached its highest point possible. We should be positive before we dismiss democracy as the highest level we have reached thus far in our evolution of government that we are dealing with a true democracy and are taking into consideration those factors that do not change, for example, the inherent and absolute rights of all man.

The aforementioned is why I believe democracy cannot be successfully enforced from outside. No foreign power can initiate steps to create a state of freedom in another nation. The very idea is unsubstantial, as though a people must be overwhelmed and bound in order to eventually become their own supreme power. I realize that without return these powerful countries will not invest, while I called it selfish it is also see that it is necessary for their own continuing growth and stability. Thomas Jefferson once said, “It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.” That statement exemplifies the real reasons a government should be set up and for those reasons to be dominant a true democracy must arise from the people themselves for it to work. For, it is from the people themselves and on

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