Sentence:  As a political <WSD>system</WSD> democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A method or way of organizing or planning.