Sentence:  He says : `` Beside the Protestant philosophy of Progress , as expressed in radical or conservative millenarianism , should be placed the doctrine of the <WSD>democratic</WSD> faith which affirmed it to be the duty of the destiny of the United States to assist in the creation of a better world by keeping lighted the beacon of democracy '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality