there is no soil where this notion cannot take root. every democracy shows the uniqueness of a nation. later this fall, i will travel to asha and visit india, which peacefully threw off colonialism, and developed a thriving democracy of over 1 billion people. i will continue to indonesia, the world's largest muslim country that glues together thousands of islands through the glue of government and civil society. i will join the g-20 meeting on the korean peninsula that has a contrast that is dynamic and open and free and one that is imprisoned and closed. and i will conclude my trip in japan, an ancient culture that found peace and extraordinary development through democracy. each of these countries gives life to democratic principles in their own way.