There is a widespread admiration for democracy across the world. This fondness for democracy arises from the belief that democracies are best equipped to deliver fairness and justice to all its citizens.
Fairness and justice imply that the rule of law, equality before the law, separation of church and state, freedom of religion, gender equality, human rights, etc., are all built into the democratic system of governance.
Ancient Greeks invented the term “democracy,” meaning, rule by the people.
After making a myriad of contributions to human civilization for over a thousand years, Greece declined. Today, Greece is counted as one of the weakest links in the European Union. Depicted below is a plot of all people born in Greece and listed in all 23 volumes of the 1991 edition of Encyclopedia Britannica. The rise and decline of Greece is self-evident...<<<Read More>>>...