1.   Democracy requires a society willing to take risks.

2.   A democracy requires a wide exploration of different viewpoints.

3.   A democracy requires some attention be paid to what voters want.

4.   But democracy often requires patience.

5.   But democracy requires that even the smallest party pursue its aims through methods that are exclusively peaceful.

6.   Democracy requires more than mere ballots, of course.

7.   Democracy requires visibility, I argued, and in the struggle between security and freedom we must always err on the side of freedom.

8.   Democracy requires regular, peaceful transfers of power.

9.   Democracy requires a level playing field open to all legitimate contenders.

10.   Democracy requires capitalism, but capitalism does not require democracy, at least in the short run.