Value of democracy

Here is a few words from Sheldon Richman (April 2) about the value of democracy:

Over in England Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been met with antiwar demonstrations at each stop. This prompted her to say, "To a certian extent, the protesters made my point, that democracy is the only system where people's voices can be heard and heard peacefully and then safely ignored."

Okay, I made that last part up. But I bet that's what she was thinking.