Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1Posts from Tom, BarcelonaTom, Barcelona 2 Reply Tom, Barcelona 12/12/08 re: George Orwell quote Intrigued by the difference some people assume exists between a republic and a democracy. A republic is a form of democratic government. Could this be actually a conflation in peoples' minds of the ideas of Republic/Republican and Democracy/Democratic? Orwell's thinking was probably right, at the time (and considering that he was writing about the UK, not the USA). SaveOk2 Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print