People who cannot restrain their own baser instincts, who cannot treat one another with civility, are not capable of self-government. . . without virtue, a society can be ruled only by fear, a truth that tyrants understand all too well
Some countries have a parliamentary republic, some are presidential republics and some are still monarchies, but no one sees them as not being democratic. In some countries regional leaders are appointed from the centre and in others they are elected. In Russia, the president is elected through direct secret ballot, and in the United States, the president is elected through a system of electoral colleges.