In my opinion, yes, there are still groups who are disenfranchised and not considered as an equal source of power in our democracy. An example of these people is those in the lower class of the society. In today's setting, only the 'representatives' have power and those whom they represent do not. <span />
O'Sullivan argued that American expansion and imperialism was justified because <span>A) gaining new territory would allow democracy to spread throughout the continent.
He says in the quote that "</span><span>Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted to us," so you can see they wanted to spread their ideologies throughout the country. </span>
Gandhi was in fact a Lawyer. He was trained in law for over 20 years being very successful in South Africa before moving back to India. This helped him, as the mindset of a lawyer enabled him to deal with situations using words, rather then violence.
I hope this helps! :)
