What does the phrase "messiness of democracy" convey in the context of the passage?
Democratic nations are chaotic on account of individual freedoms.
Most democratic countries frequently have violent revolts among their citizens.
The divide between the poor and the educated is growing wider in democracies-
High levels of pollution on account of frantic pace of infrastructure development
Resigned acceptance of intrinsic corruption in the education system
What does the phrase “Their ranks will swell but their tread will no longer shake the Earth as it once did” convey in the context of the passage?