Walls Book 1 - Ch 18 : Phoenix
No, it's just that all those talks about direct democracy that i've heard make a lot more sense now." i grabbed my food and the two of us got seated by table seven.
Awakening Will: Transmission #01
democracy died as emergency powers were granted to leaders and cities and towns were placed under martial law.
Spirit Bound: Chapter Sixty-Six
Dad, please do not forget that _this_ is the first democracy i have truly lived under, concepts of 'rights', 'individual responsibility', and 'self determination' are quite foreign to me.
A Destined Meeting
At first nobody thought they were a real political threat in a proper democracy. how wrong we were. sure they lost the election but they had been hoarding a lot of power behind everyone's backs.
Jumped in the Bathroom
"so, we gonna do it like this, you have zero authority here, from that door outside, you have freedom, democracy, inside this bathroom, you're in north korea, and i'm fucking kim jong-un, your lord and savior. got it?" i nodded.
The Cohen Loop, Ch 11
"most phin don't believe in bureaucratic democracy, max... you know that. the majority ruling over and marginalizing the minority is just institutionalized tyranny. the tikk won't get their way but they won't give up fighting for it."
After School Drama
"democracy at its best. very well, english texts back in yer desks, time for science."
Chapter 2: The Royal College of Vulpineva
Vulpineva was supposed to be a parliamentary democracy, so what did the king and nobles even do? rig things in their own favor, apparently.
In Darkness, Every Rose Is Black - Chapter 06
democracy. the arts. trade. social..." kit trails off, his ears taking on a pinker hue. his annoyance quickly gives way to another kind of frustration. "social things... society." "arts and history?" i ask. "is it because you write those poems?
Terror Machine
But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.
Spirit Bound: Chapter One Hundred-Four
"this _isn't_ a democracy, conor. it's nathanial's house...and garret's. _both_ of them would object, and, in fact, nathanial _has._ put a stop to it or _he_ will." conor nodded. "da! a word."
Inhuman | Chapter 17: Home Again [old edition]
The true spirit of democracy, really._ _it's getting late (well, even later, though i don't think the inky skies can get any darker) and tiredness is winning over me. i'm going to end this entry, and then i'm going to rip out the remaining pages.