民主主義の生命は個人の自由にある。

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民主主義の生命は個人の自由にある。

English Translation

Individual freedom is the soul of democracy.

Furigana

民主(みんしゅ)主義(しゅぎ)の生命(せいめい)は個人(こじん)の自由(じゆう)にある。

Romanji

Minshu shugi no seimei wa kojin no jiyū ni aru.

Words

民主 (みんしゅ)

democracy; popular sovereignty; democratic

主義 (しゅぎ)

doctrine; rule; principle

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

生命 (せいめい)

life; existence

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

個人 (こじん)

individual; private person; personal; private

自由 (じゆう)

freedom; liberty; as it pleases you

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about