“Democracy means not ‘I am as good as you are,’ but ‘You are as good as I am.’” —Rev. Theodore Parker

What does this quote tell you about democracy? Why is it important?

it means he can only be as good as his people allow him to be

Explanation: a democracy is mainly ruled by people so when it comes to the end decision it's based on what the people want, whatever they say usually goes.

c. had saved colonel cresap's family from attack by other native americans.

the lachish letters were written by hoshaiah, a military officer stationed possibly in mareshah,   and sent to yaush, possibly the commanding officer at lachish.

the series of letters were written in carbon ink in ancient hebrew on clay ostraca, shortly before lachish fell to the babylonian army of king nebuchadnezzar in 588/6 bc during the reign of zedekiah, king of judah.