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Reason has become the guiding principle of
government in the hands of the people. This 5 page paper explores the
question: in a democracy, should the government have the right to lie about
its actions, especially during times of war? Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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into practice. The War in Vietnam was the first war to be actively protested by a large amount of the American public - it was also the first war
where the United States walked away defeated. The implications of this war on individuals, families and government policy has been deep and far reaching. In terms of government
action within a democracy the question that is presented is: what are the parameters of justice? In a democracy, should the government have the right to lie about its
actions, especially during times of war? Certain operations which were undertaken during the war in Vietnam have now come to the publics attention. During the war, the
government denied that such operations existed. The juxtaposition of truth and lies brought with it a serious threat to the confidence of the people in their government as mainstream
America lost trust in the word and, subsequently, motives, of the government (Reitman, 1998). Democracy is commonly defined as a political process and associated with the mechanism of
electoral rule, however, it is ineffably intertwined with the processes of government, economics and cultural mandates. Like a living organism, democracy must be born into a time where the
parents or circumstances are right to understand the potential for such a child and the social soil may be described as the type of society that is ready to accept
and nurture that child. Metaphors aside, democracy is a product of social development and societal structure that is conducive to its development and growth. "In a democracy, public
tolerance of official secrecy tends to shift with the tides: in times of national emergency, such as war or civil unrest, people are willing to forgo open governance in exchange
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