41.   The loya jirga, or grand council, that Afghans will hold this week promises to be an imperfect exercise in the construction of representative government.

42.   The new South Korea, he said, is committed to free elections, representative government and free trade.

43.   The system of representative government, with its popular appeals, its raucous campaigns and its solemn voting, was based on idealism.

44.   Their support is critical to creating a stable representative government in Afghanistan and in getting the help needed to track down Taliban leaders and suspected terrorists.

45.   They introduced, instilled and progressively expanded the principles and institutions of representative government.

46.   They represent an experiment that may, or may not, help representative government work better.

47.   They can turn people against the whole idea of representative government.

48.   They have been the highest manifestation of Afghan representative government and self-determination, but sometimes also a rubber stamp.

49.   This kind of emotional issue cries out for the calm deliberations of representative government rather than a cop-out referendum.

50.   Trouble is there are presidents and governors and members of city and town councils who cherish power more than they cherish the tradition of democracy and representative government.