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democracy Look up democracy at Dictionary.com 1570s, from M.Fr. démocratie (14c.), from M.L. democratia (13c.), from Gk. demokratia "popular government," from demos "common people," originally "district" (see demotic), + kratos "rule, strength" (see -cracy). Democracy implies that the man must take the responsibility for choosing his rulers and representatives, and for the maintenance of his own 'rights' against the possible and probable encroachments of the government which he has sanctioned to act for him in public matters. [Ezra Pound, "ABC of Economics," 1933]
-cracy Look up -cracy at Dictionary.com comb. element forming nouns meaning "rule or government by," from Fr. -cratie or M.L. -cratia, from Gk. -kratia "power, might; rule, sway; power over; a power, authority," from kratos "strength," from PIE *kratus "power, strength" (see hard). The connective -o- has come to be viewed as part of it. Productive in English from c.1800.
Originally posted by unbanable123
i fear the day i can no longer travel freely in my own country. that will be the day i get shot or get locked up.
At least the food back then was fresher and non GMO.
Originally posted by NowanKenubi
If we were in the Star wars universe, we would be PART of the Empire, not the Rebels...