Democracy has been a boon to many, including us, the people of the United States.

For those of us with limited recall from history class, our system of government is our Founders’ response to the very autocratic rule of the English monarch that, more than anything, prompted the American Revolution.

Since then, various variations of democratic rule have proved to be a step up for many countries around the world, though any careful observer can see that even democracy, in its various forms, certainly has its flaws. We’re human, after all. We’re not all we think we are.

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