pure democracy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pure democracy
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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I agree with the thought that there’s no pure democracy.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2019
Algernon Sidney, an English republican beheaded for expressing treasonous views in 1683, denied being a proponent of pure democracy.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2018
Alexander Hamilton, in a speech to New York’s constitutional ratifying convention, said that pure democracy “never possessed one feature of good government.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2018
Jefferson and Hamilton, and the other Founding Fathers, were concerned about pure democracy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2017
Judging from mankind's sense of right, of justice, and of that moral nobility which each individual's spiritual worthiness seems to demand, a pure democracy is the highest and most perfect form of government.
From Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various
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