as expressed by your work recorded in michelle lamont dignity of working men if i become rich i'm going carry the same mind i got now. the people that don't have it, i would never turn my back on them never. people's hearts should come first. don't put money before people or use people to get money. these are the feelings of american patriots. we do our jobs to support ourselves and our families but we also do them to fulfill the duty that we feel to the fellow members of our democracy. cywe must accept the democratic spirit as we must work to protect other pillars of democracy from political accountability to economic freedom, institutions that uphold the rule of law. i admit this doesn't seem like typical terrain but democracy isn't just important in and of itself. .indeed, the argument made by defenders, the chipping away at democracy is a fair or even necessary trade for make gains is deeply flawed. undercutting democracy undercuts the foundation of sustainable and inclusive growth. recently democracy has come under threat, the challenge was especially terrifying on the notorious da