<p>The ultimate goal of human beings in life is to be happy.&nbsp;To find peace and contentment.&nbsp;Only the democratic order facilitates this to the highest degree possible.&nbsp;In In Defense of Democracy Anne Marie Waters clarifies what&nbsp;democracy&nbsp;is, and what it isn't.&nbsp;Democracy&nbsp;is not voting. Voting is merely a method, it is not&nbsp;democracy&nbsp;itself.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Democracy&nbsp;is free and open access to the ballot paper.&nbsp;It is free speech, universal suffrage, an honest press, an accountable government.&nbsp;It is a way of life.&nbsp;Voting does not make a&nbsp;democracy.&nbsp;If people vote for tyranny, as as has happened throughout history, it remains tyranny, despite it being popular.&nbsp;</p><p>Anne Marie Waters examines each of the essential characteristics of&nbsp;democracy&nbsp;in turn, shining a light on moral superiority to tyranny and totalitarianism, and exposing movements that pose as democratic while leading us away from democracy.</p>