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The Difference Between a Republican and a Democratized form of Governemnet. By Matt Peter. Founding Fathers Quotes. A republic, if you can keep it (Franklin) Although a republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes irresistible (Jefferson). More Quotes.
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The Difference Between a Republican and a Democratized form of Governemnet By Matt Peter
Founding Fathers Quotes • A republic, if you can keep it (Franklin) • Although a republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes irresistible (Jefferson)
More Quotes • Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide (Adams) • Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch (Franklin)
A Democracy A democracy is a government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
A Republic A republic is a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.