An Important Distinction: Democracy versus Republic  

These two forms of government: Democracy and Republic, are not only dissimilar but antithetical, reflecting the sharp contrast between (a) The Majority Unlimited, in a Democracy, lacking any legal safeguard of the rights of The Individual and The Minority, and (b) The Majority Limited, in a Republic under a written Constitution safeguarding the rights of The Individual and The Minority; as we shall now see.   To read more, click  here.

This is taken from The American Ideal of 1776: The Twelve Basic American Principles. To find other great information there, click here.