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Whitmans Democracy"I speak the pass-word primeval, I top the sign of democracy,By God I will Accept nix which all cannot have their counter musical compositionof on the same terms."     This is Whitmans expression of the supposition of democracy taken from "Songof Myself." In this all encompassing interpretation Whitman says that theexemption offered by democracy is for all not a chosen few. It included all pot,not renouncing those of other races, creeds, or social standings. Examples ofthis toleration are scattered through many of the poems Whitman wrote.     In his poem "To a Common Prostitute" Whitman wrote "Not till The sunexcludes you do I exclude you." He has accepted the women as a prostitute, butthis similarly conveys Whitmans ideas of democracy. The notion that all peopleshould be prolonged under the cover of freedom. The sun is used as a metaphor fordemocracy in this poem, as it should shine u pon all equally.     When Whitman discusses the "shunnd persons" in "Native Moments" he at one timeagain mimics the concepts of democracy with his words. He lets all know that he addresss the people that others have rejected, as democracy should embrace all.These people are part of the States also, and should be accepted as such. asdemocracy should embrace all.     Whitman commends the many people of America in "I Hear America Singing."He writes of the mothers, and the carpenters. He says that they all sing theirown song of what belongs to them. In this poem Whitman brings these people fromall backgrounds together as Americans. In the freedom of American democracy