Julius Nyerere: The Failure Of A Democratic Government
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Julius Nyerere states,”However nearly its requirements of money and men may be met, no government today finds it easy to fulfill all its responsibilities to the people” (171). Nyerere acknowledges the changing governments, and how they are cracking under the pressure their people are putting on them (171). A democratic government will not fail because of unequal distribution of wealth, but it will fail because of over-governing: a democratic government is most successful when it only maintains law, order, and security.
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