1984 Essays

An encompassing definition of democracy that emphasized its basic tenets was given by Abraham Lincoln – A government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.  (Mieder, W. 2005).  Because of its reference to “the people”, equality seats at the heart of democracy. But the representation in the …

Introduction Modernization is marked by democracy and liberalization. With the exception of a few countries like North Korea and other small leftist groups, most of the nations of the world have adopted and embraced democracy as its principal form of political governance and capitalism as its major economic system in …

Public behavior is regulated by compliance of Law. Law is created and legal authorities established for the purpose of maintaining an established social order. Social order includes public, all institutions and workplace order. Law is created and should be adhered to even at workplace so as to prevent misconduct or …

It is important to note that the cause of democracy, the provision of equal rights for all, and allowing the citizen to realize happiness and fulfillment, forms the very reasons that should declare any government or regime legitimate. A government that does not aim at ensuring that these values become …

Since the nineteenth century two opposing economic traditions have been struggling furiously. Mutually exclusive, communism and capitalism have the idea of human prosperity and high living standards in common, although they differ greatly in the selection of methods with the help of which this idea should come into life. In …

             Democracy, a political system rooted on people empowerment through organized elections, is the mark of the United States’ growing influence and eminence in world politics.  This has replaced the “cross and sword” the old Western World used to build empires across continents, from Asia Pacific to the Cape of …

“I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” * Voltaire (18th Century French Philosopher) A fundamental aspect of humanity is the capability of complex communication and logic, something which has deemed us far superior to creatures …

After the conclusion of World War 2, which ended in 1945, Australia faced the growing threat of communism. Communism is social organization in which all the people in the community all properties and money is equally shared. The Australian government responded in many ways to the threat of communism during …

     The author, Daniel Lazare, argues that our Founding Fathers’ system of checks and balances which were originally designed to protect our freedom against concentrations of power, do not serve us well today. Lazare argues that the gridlock built into the Founders’ design has to be uprooted because it hurts …

In 1943, just as World War II was reaching its most intense and violent period, the War Board asked writer E. B. White to write something about democracy which would be used to reassure Americans that the war was a necessary activity during that time. In response, White writes a …