From Robin Asby: One of the purposes of democracy is to keep the evolution of the governmental system in step with the evolution of the system that is the nation as a whole. A government must maintain a productive relationship with its people if it is to keep its trust. If it parts company with its people the historical evidence is that even the harshest and most violent methods cannot maintain a government in power for very long. Governments of this nature inevitably fail but usually not before many people have perished. A representative parliament therefore should be an evolving system that is capable of reflecting the evolution of its people.
Because of the complexity, **only by engaging all minds in a society** can an effective model be brought to bear on the problem of controlling the society. This I take to be **the primary purpose of ‘democracy’** and why democracy is thought to be the best possible form of government.
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A form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation.
Cornerstones of democracy include freedom of assembly, association, property rights, freedom of religion and speech, inclusiveness and equality, citizenship, consent of the governed, voting rights, freedom from unwarranted governmental deprivation of the right to life and liberty, and minority rights.
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