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to vote and it is important, but the society is not a dictatorship. The elected official is foisted into a system of checks and balances. The president is an important
individual who represents the United States of America, but there is still rule by the people. Yet, in other countries around the world, and particularly in past societies, democracy is
not a given. The democratization of many nations around the globe today seems important. Many nations are vying for the model, but this was not always the cases, nor can
anyone say unequivocally that democracy is the best system of government. Indeed, there are choices. In past societies, the people would have to choose from different systems and they did
not always vie for democracy. During the French Revolution, for example, the people wanted an enlightened monarchy. In Herodotus The Histories, there is much to be said about the
different systems of governance. The author, in sections 80 through 87 of the Third Book, goes on to wage a well-known debate about the regimes. He begins by saying that
the Monarchy should be done away with (Herodotus 185). The other side of the argument presented is that if the best men are chosen, and the people give over their
will, that is good too (Herodotus 185). It suggests that others can have democracy, but the argument seems to be, why does everyone have to engage in a democracy? There
is the suggestion that if there is a great leader amongst the people, then he should lead. Of course, the advice is given sarcastically: "Let those, then, who desire the
ruin of the Persians adopt a democracy" (Herodotus 186). Here, it is suggested that democracy can be cumbersome and disastrous. In todays world, the idea of representative democracy is viewed
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