The chapter discusses the justification of democracy. Why is democracy so sought-after that some people are even willing to risk their lives for it? It elucidates three common ways of justifying democracy, arguing that it is smart, useful, and fair, respectively. It is smart in building decisions and judgments on knowledge instead of disinformation and propaganda, it is useful in effectively promoting other goals that people find appealing, like peace, justice, dignity, and freedom, and it is fair in giving everyone an equal say in politics.