  Other important themes also appear in these early statements. Democracy is not “simply and solely a form of government”, but a social and personal ideal; in other words, it is not only a property of political institutions but of a wide range of social relationships. This ideal is common to a range of social spheres, and should take [“industrial, as well as civil and political” forms (“The Ethics of Democracy”, EW1, 246).  Through democracy in this expansive and ideal sense,