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A Republic,
If You Can Keep It
Subject: The American Form of Government

This video discusses the differences between Dictatorship, Oligarchy, Democracy, Republic and Anarchy, making the important point that a Republic is denoted by an adherence to the "Rule of Law", as opposed to a Democracy which is simply the unrestricted "Rule of the Majority". Pass this link along to anyone you think needs a little history lesson.



[Thanks to Joe Zoch for bringing this to my attention.]
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