On this day in 1969, President Richard Nixon<span>, along with millions of others, watches as two American astronauts walk on the moon. Later that evening, </span>Nixon<span> recorded succinctly in his diary “the President held an interplanetary conversation with Apollo 11 </span>astronauts Neil Armstrong<span> and Edwin Aldrin on the Moon.”
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<span>He notes that they are known for fighting for what is right and just: he mentions that the talents and abilities that Athenians possess are integral in the city maintaining its well-regarded state. In addition, he notes that fighting (and dying) for the city's honor confers that positive state upon the rest of the warrior's family in his stead.</span>
The war was actually between Japan and USSR, not Russia. It was fought on land belonged to China with US and Western allies watching and supporting the Chinese govt.
Japan was the aggressor and invaded part of China bordering USSR. To protect its own interests in China, USSR fought off Japan and took over the puppet govt in Manchuria set up by Japan. It allowed USSR to spread communism to China which turned into a communist country later. US and Western allies won WWII but were alarmed to see the spreading of communism. That confrontation was the beginning of the cold war.
One draw back to a direct democracy is that corruption would still exsist.