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Whitmans Democracy"I speak the pass-word primeval, I give the subscribe to of majority rule,By God I will Accept nothing which wholly cannot overhear their counterpartof on the same terms."     This is Whitmans expression of the idea of democracy taken from "Songof Myself." In this all encompassing interpretation Whitman says that the license offered by democracy is for all not a chosen few. It include all people,not renouncing those of other races, creeds, or social standings. Examples ofthis acceptance be scattered through umpteen of the verses Whitman wrote.     In his poem "To a ordinary Prostitute" Whitman wrote "Not till The fair weather pulls you do I exclude you." He has accepted the women as a prostitute, butthis also conveys Whitmans ideas of democracy. The view that all peopleshould be covered under the cover of freedom. The sun is used as a metaphor fordemocracy in this poem, as it should sh ine upon all equally.     When Whitman discusses the "shunnd persons" in "Native Moments" he once again mimics the concepts of democracy with his words. He lets all know that heembraces the people that others have rejected, as democracy should embrace all.These people are part of the States also, and should be accepted as such. asdemocracy should embrace all.     Whitman commends the many people of America in "I Hear America Singing."He writes of the mothers, and the carpenters. He says that they all sing theirown song of what belongs to them. In this poem Whitman brings these people fromall backgrounds together as Americans. In the freedom of American democracy