... grants power to an entire people, whereas a republic grants the power to a select group chosen to represent the people. In a democracy the "majority rules" - and the minority loses. This system is subject to abuse however, because as Plato said "A democracy is a state in which the poor gaining the upper hand, kill some and banish others, and then divide the offices among the remaining citizens equally." This is to say that ... occurs throughout the history of the Republic: Class division, and respect for tradition. From the earliest beginnings, the Roman society was based upon the divis...

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