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Running head: A SPEECH ON DEMOCRACY 1

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A Speech on Democracy

Thank you, Professor MC Cathy, for the dean of the student, for giving me this opportunity. It’s a great pleasure to speak to these young students and graduates about democracy.

Good afternoon, Ladies and gentlemen, today is a big day to our brothers and sister who have just graduated. This is a landmark that opens a new chapter in life, a chapter to join the labor force of our nation and contribute to the growth and development of this country. As you transit, it’s ideal that you understand the principles of democracy so that you can view and approach life from a democratic perspective.

As you may be aware, our forefathers fought so hard to achieve the sovereignty of the state that we live in today. To maintain peace and tranquility, they adopted democracy which acts as a reference tool for equality, justice and freedom for our citizen. Abraham Lincoln, one of the greatest statesmen that have served America, denoted democracy as the government of the people by the people for the people (Linz, 2019). Democracy invariably brings with it enhanced reverence for the individual, greater incentive in action and thinking for equality, liberty and initiative, and the resulting call for fraternal reverence and self-imposed and voluntary obligations.

In the past few years or so, we have experienced a challenge in our democracy. The major impediment to this noble aspect is corruption. Corruption has denied justice where it’s supposed to be served; corruption has favored wealthy individual at the expense of the poor. Therefore, corruption executed is an abuse to our democracy. I, therefore, call upon the graduates, as you join the rest of the workforce, be diligent and honest as you serve people out there. Enthusiastically defend democracy by being an agent of change, choose to fight corruption, decided to protect our constitution in which principles of democracy are inscribed and be whistleblowers where corruption and injustice are served.

Thank you all for listening to me, may God bless you and our nation.

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References

Linz, J. J. (2019). Legitimacy of democracy and the socioeconomic system. In Comparing pluralist democracies (pp. 65-113). Routledge.