Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands of not a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the ”

the word is law

Explanation:

According to Thucydides, most of his oration was about Athens, in sentiments we would find familiar as Americans.  He said, “Our system of government does not copy the institutions of our neighbors. It is more the case of our being a model to others than of our imitating anyone else. Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law… We are free and tolerant in our private lives; but in public affairs we keep to the law.

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