The old pedantic democracy/republic thing again?I just note you don’t have god or family in there. Also we aren’t a democracy but a republic and even the ancients understood that a democracy does not equal liberty since a democracy can without check turn into mob rule and the oppression of a minority
our family motto is: “God, country, family, service”. It’s inscribed in the crests hanging in the boys room.
Most words have multiple meanings. I thought it was clear that I was using the generic definition of democracy meaning any system of self-rule, not the narrower definition meaning a direct vote on every issue.
Putting God in the list leads to bits of nastiness like the 30 years war. Count me as not a fan.