Democracy

assignment 1:

famous quotes on democracy (--choose one and write a comment on it..)

about democracy:

• The term comes from the word Greek: δημοκρατία – (dēmokratía) "rule of the people", which was coined from δῆμος (dêmos) "people" and κράτος (Kratos) "power", in the middle of the 5th-4th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens (...) --- source

• http://www.icpd.org/democracy/index.htm

The International Center for Peace and Development (ICPD) carries on research in the fields of development, education, employment, peace and security and works in collaboration with other organizations to promote activities that will advance progress toward world peace and prosperity. -- source

Why The Elites Hate Democracy, by Noam Chomsky
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• Noam Chomsky : Obama is worse than George Bush and Tony Blair

2nd. assignment to this subject:

Add some more meaningful links/videos/pictures to this theme

 don't forget to identify the source if you choose to post a text!

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