According to the passage, "the people's liberty" in a political democracy is best defined as A. a willingness to accept responsibility for existing governmental forms B. a myth perpetrated by aristocratic leaders who refuse to grant political power to their subjects C. the ability to impose radically new measures when existing governmental forms are found to be inadequate D. the ability to secure concessions from a government that may retain many aristocratic characteristics E. the ability to elect leaders whom the people consider socially equal to themselves