It's forging a way to live together in peace, to love them as ourselves. True democracy is nonviolent self governance of thy neighbor by thy neighbor, for thy neighbor. We don't have a true democracy yet. James Madison admitted that government of the people dies when the people themselves are no longer committed to its revolutionary ideals. If democracy is a spiritual practice, then it requires a moral commitment. (21:58–22:01)
CLAIM
Asserts that the United States does not currently have a true democracy.
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