The author of the passage suggests that a political democracy is likely to have been immediately preceded by which one of the following forms of social organization? A. a social democracy in which the spirit of participation has been diminished by the need to maintain internal security B. an aristocratic society in which government leaders have grown insensitive to people's interests C. a primitive society that stresses the radical equality of all its members D. a state of utopian brotherhood in which no government exists E. a government based on general ethical ideals