The superiority of democracy over other forms of government has long been established. From its Greek origins, the term democracy has been defined as a political ____ (13) ____ based on fair representation and liberty for the individual. The ____ (14) ____ of liberty and equitable representation are rooted in the definition given by Aristotle of Greece about 2500 years ago. In the words of Aristotle, "The basis of a democratic ____ (15) ____ is liberty." Aristotle also emphasized the democratic ____ (16) ____ of freedom based on equality. More than 2000 years after Aristotle, the tenets of liberty, justice and equitable representation continue to ____ (17) ____.
In my earlier years growing up in Nigeria, very many young people in my age category had many dreams. Some of the dreams were lofty; others were lousy. The lofty and lousy dreams were etched in the spine of youthful thinking and immature imaginations and mindsets. We dreamt about conquering the world and counter-colonizing our British colonial masters. We dreamt that our generation would be the first to take Nigeria to the moon and onto all imaginable galaxies. We kept on dreaming until a certain age range when we inevitably stumbled on the illuminator called reality.