To Walt Whitman, democracy was more than a political system or idea.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

The idea behind Britain's health-care system is straightforward, says Michael Summers of the non-profit Patients Association that helps people understand the National Health Service.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Jeff Sessions is a Republican from Alabama: "This legislation may have a great vision, it may have a great idea about trying to make the system work better.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25