<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=413723" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Democracy v Liberty</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The fathers of democracy.<br>The ancient Greek philosophers<br>were dependent on slavery.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Which leaves me in a quandary. <br>How can it be democracy<br> to have such inequality? <br> <br>I think democracy should be<br> a universal human right.<br>Though it is not quite obviously.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">An ideal to aspire to.<br>Which one day might be possible.<br>The time has come now to review.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">What we mean by democracy.<br> If everybody has their say.<br>It might well lead to anarchy.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When we elect a government.<br>The will of the majority<br> is what they’re meant to represent..</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But it seems they rarely do.<br>This cannot be democracy.<br>the many are ruled by the few.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Who gain control quite legally<br> because their wealth allows them to<br> encouraged by our apathy.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The systems open to abuse<br>The people have the power to<br> insist on change; which we don’t use.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We vote or not just as we choose.<br> A facet of democracy.<br>I would be hesitant to lose.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It seems to me democracy<br> is something which we can’t achieve<br>and still retain our liberty.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> There is no way that I can see<br> which will be fair to everyone.<br>I must admit despondently.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">A partial democracy<br> is what we have and will retain<br> a curb upon our liberty.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You have no reason to complain<br>if you choose not to use your vote.<br>You have the freedom to abstain.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sunday,16 May 2010<br>http: // blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ivor+Or+Ivor.e+Hogg">Ivor Or Ivor.e Hogg</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=413723" data-title="Democracy v Liberty de Ivor Or Ivor.e Hogg" data-description="The fathers of democracy. The ancient Greek philosophers were dependent on slavery. Which leaves me in a quandary. How can it be democracy to have such inequality? I think democracy should be a universal human right. Though it is not quite ..."></div> </div> </div>

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