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From a neglected and little known book entitled Freedom and Civilization (Roy Publishers: New York, 1944) by Bronislaw Malinowski

(page 231)
We can sum up the main aspects of Democracy as follows:

1) No centralized power which dictates all aspects of life
2) Distribution of influence to those who do the work
3) No accumulated monopolies
4) No secret or open centers of oppression by violence, blatantly illegal
or camouflaged, from which there is no redress or appeal
5) Access by one and all to most avenues of influence and self-expression

Well worth a read in these very, very troubling times.