Takei uses text structure to emphasize the idea that, because people are fallible, our democracy is dependent on those who .

The sentence connects human fallibility to the need for people to take part in democracy. Since people can make mistakes, democracy depends on citizens who participate, speak up, and help guide it. The correct choice is “participate in it”; “make mistakes” describes people’s fallibility, not what democracy depends on.

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