Jackson also had a history of misgivings with banking and paper money after he dealt with bankruptcy when he accepted bank notes that later depreciated in value. ... Citizens were free from any sort of commercial monopoly giving them more opportunity of business operations (and a great theme for a board game J). ... This act crushes the backbone of democracy, free speech. Fear of economic conflict led to the removal of inalienable rights, which develops that the Democrats did not desire a free society, but rather a society where a white man had economic advantages over all. ...

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However, it is important to note who is censoring the material. ... Some 80 percent of the world's people live in nations with less than a free press. Fifty-one nations have partly free news media, and in another 66 countries the print and broadcast systems are not free of government control. ...

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When Alexis de Tocqueville, a man curious about the American way of life, visited the young nation, he took note of many of its distinctive characteristics, such as religion, politics, and the overall culture of American society. ... He notes that this is a beneficial relationship for both the church and the churchgoers, who seek a sense of independence from potentially tyrannical institutions, just as the found fathers sought to free themselves from England, but at the same time are looking for spiritual guidance. ...

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It is also important to note that it is unlikely that the population of Iraq would not fall under another totalitarian government without any outside assistance. ... In order to do this, the basis of the economy should not remain steadfastly dependent on the oil market as it is now, but the people should invest in other areas as well, and open up free trade with other nations. ... Along with this new regime change, the people of Iraq should set up a free press system, where there is a free exchange of ideas and news information without persecution or manipulation by entities with ulterior moti...

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Huntington, democracy has five different elements of criteria, firstly, in terms of elections, Huntington believes elections, open, free and far are the essence of democracy, the inescapable sine qua non (the third wave, p 10), secondly, a democratic country should chose their political leaders through democratic means and that they share their given power with other groups in society. ... There are many complex factors that aided the collapse of communism and the fight for democracy, some being: The enormous influence of Mikhail Gorbachev, the never-ending economic stand-still leaving peop...

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Though Paul Rahe attempts to point out the undemocratic nature of ancient Athens, he notes the "quarrelsome and combative" (82), nature of Athenian citizens. ... Democracy inherently entails the notion of free choice and because imperialism does not allow for this, it is a hypocritical contradiction to Athenian democracy and therefore, a weakness. ...

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Many people volunteered to help maintain the crowd, give out food, drinks, and free health care. ... Jian notes that although there is a small amount of people fighting against the Chinese Communist Party, they are China's "greatest hope....

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As demanded by Juan Linz and Alfred Stepan, Mexico is an existing state, it holds free and contested elections, and its leaders rule as democratically as they are demanded to by the Mexican Constitution. ... The working competition is clearly demonstrated by the election of 2000, as the long-term party in power was beaten in the free and fair election. ... Linz and Stephan also note that the government must be "effectively subjected to a rule of law that protects individual freedoms and associational life" Thus, Mexico's state of law is the main obstacle prohibiting it from comp...

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He also notes that the historical experience (especially after Word War I and the Treaty of Versailles), culture, and social structure of both nations could not have been more antithetical. ... One American poster of a sledgehammer bore the slogan "Work to Keep Free," which is taken directly from the sign that greeted prisoners at Auschwitz "Arbeit Macht Frei" German for "work makes you free". ...

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Virtu Like most Western philosophers, Niccolo Machiavelli's ideas were heavily influenced by the early Greek philosophers. Most notable among the Greek philosophers who inspired Machiavelli was Plato. In particular, Machiavelli took interest in Plato's concept of just rulers who ruled by moral vi...

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