Just finished my list of quotations to answer the question “What is democracy?” for the History class with Evan. Here are some personal favourites:
“A Government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
“Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.”
"Democracy: In which you say what you like and do what you're told."
"Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people."
"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."
It was fun researching them, although I really just used one site.
Enjoyed a good Communication class with Scott today – we watched a short film “The Flyer” for the 2nd time, and then did some Understanding, Analysis & Evaluation work.
We went on to compare, contrast & analyze 2 newspaper reports of the same story; 1 from The Sun, the other from The Guardian. There was a lot of smart comment & debate in the class, and I think I’m getting into this being a student business. It means I don’t have to always know the answer, but can take pleasure it giving my opinions and discovering those of others.
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