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With which ideas about Democracy do you agree?

Do you agree with Nelson Mandela? Is Democracy a gift worth people’s lives?. Ralph Nader is talking about the United States. How do you think this applies to Canada?. With which ideas about Democracy do you agree?.

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With which ideas about Democracy do you agree?

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  1. Do you agree with Nelson Mandela? Is Democracy a gift worth people’s lives? Ralph Nader is talking about the United States. How do you think this applies to Canada? With which ideas about Democracy do you agree? The most important question that can be asked about any society is how much effort do citizens spend exercising their responsibility. We can possibly have a democracy with 200 million people and only a handful of citizens. -Ralph Nader, U.S. Politician, in May 27, 1946 Congressional Record (NF) “I have cherished the ideal of a democracy and free society…in which persons live together in harmony. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” -Nelson Mandela, South African President and former political prisoner, in Jan. 1992 Biography Today (NF) In your own words, explain what Martin Luther King Jr. meant by this statement. After Reading: Pick one quote with which you agree most. Write a personal reflection explaining why you chose this particular statement. 2. Create a ven-diagram describing the different views on democracy of the quote listed here and the quotes from the Encyclopedia article. Resource: All quotes from Quotations for Kids. Comp and edit. Senn, J.A. Brookfield Conn: The Millbrook Press, 1999. Print. “One of the great glories of democracy is the right to protest for the right.” -Martin Luther King Jr. US civil rights leader, found in I Have a Dream: The Life and Words of Martin Luther King Jr. by J. Haskins.

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