Gandhi on Democracy

Democratic government is the one= that has not a single fragment of violence; it is only a pure ruling of “Ahimsa”.

It is not that democracy does on= ly the good and autocracy does only the bad to people.

A democratic person should not be of selfish nature. All his thoughts and dreams must be= of democratic nature, but not of his own self or party.

The essence of Democracy is that everyone must be responsible for upholding his or her own welfare, though it comprises a collective welfare of all sects of people.

Some says that Democracy has failed to protect the welfare of an individual. Some other sa= ys that Democracy should not protect an individual’s welfare. But, this = is not its basic principle. It is just a drawback.

The perfect t= utor for democracy is only an ardent practice of its principles.

There is no u= se of Democratic way of politics, if it is not being reigned by capable and qu= alified persons.

We need a government of the people, by the people, for the people. We could even die = for it. Such a government is an aggregation of everyone’s own command.

We cannot bel= ieve any governmental organization that has not been under the control of the pe= ople or that works for the welfare of the people. In the times of urgency, such a government would not be loyal to its people.

People must k= now the importance of understanding their duties besides their rights. Non-viol= ence is the basis of ones’ self-governance.

The communal = and economic differences among the people would vanish as fast as the people understand the potential of their power.

People must s= hed the fearfulness and start learning the skill of sacrificing. They need no one’s help. They= would attain what they needed.

A government would act as machinery that serves for its people as long as it enjoys the acceptance of the people. The same government would transform into a harmful weapon if it were done at the knifepoint. It is the duty of the government = to pave the roads for the good living of the people.

There are many leaders in our democracy who are competent and who could sacrifice for the = cause of nation; they must be given their due chance. Or else, it is regarded as suicidal attempt in the part of government.

It is impossi= ble to conquer one another’s position in a neatly organized democratic government.

Actually, pow= er lives in the hands of people. It could live in the hands of their represent= atives for some time. But, it is for sure that there is no power to parliaments without people. It cannot be built either.

The greatest = of all dangers that the world faces today is the growing tendency of plunderin= g up by the autocratic powers. Autocracy is the enemy of God. It does things aga= inst God in the name of God.

The chief of = supreme power would surrender all its powers to the public, if people have an aware= ness of sprouting their own powers by using two vital factors: Truthfulness and Non-violence.