The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.

Fulton J. Sheen
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign,...
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign,...
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign,...
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign,...
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Democracy is not about the majority of people having the right to vote on all kinds of issues. Rather, it’s about the idea that the people are sovereign and have the right to rule themselves. It’s about giving power back to the people. The line comes from the Declaration of Independence in which Thomas Jefferson wrote: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

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