Question

'Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth,' said the ${16}^{th}$ President of the United States. Today the phrase 'government of the people, by the people, for the people' defines democracy. Who was the great man who first used this phrase?

• A. George Washington
• B. Abraham Lincoln
• C. Bill Clinton
• D. Barack Obama

Answer 1

The correct option is B Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States was shot in the head by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. He was assassinated while watching the play Our American Cousin at the Food Theatre with his wife. He defined democracy as "the government of the people, by the people, for the people". He was the President of United States. The term democracy is derived from a Greek language and means " rule by the people". It is clear from the definition of the term democracy that democracy is the rule of the people's representative. In a democratic form of government the political leaders are elected by the citizens only.