George's dad, who suffered the most under the conditions of Japanese American internment, said to George: "Our democracy is a pe
ople's democracy, and it can be as great as the people can be, but it is also as fallible as people are." What does he mean by this? What does the word "fallible" mean?
The word "fallible" means being likely to make mistakes or able to fail. The democracy being fallible implies that it's capable of being wrong or make mistakes just like people can make mistakes.
When we say something or someone is fallible, it means that the thing or person is imperfect. Despite the fact that democracy can be great, it also means that it's not perfect.
