Are we not apt to take democracy for granted because its so much a part of our everyday life? Just as & man doesnt give a thought to his arms until he loses one. For myself. I have come to think about and appreciate democracy more since I met Peter last summer. We met at a lake near Augusta. Maine. He was tall. 19. a caddy master for the summer at a nearby golf course. and he was also a Hungarian refugee. His story didnt come out all at one time. He told me some of it at a dance. other parts while we sat in the swing on the porch. or walked down a dusty country road.