Democracy’s superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into activity

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The object of government according to Mill's views, being the attainment of values and virtues in men, their self-development, it is essential that the government should be of those whose self-development is being sought. This is only possible if the people participate in the making and working of their government or the government is truly representative.Virtue and intelligence should become genuine attributes of character in a citizen, and then through participation, people at large would be able to control the rulers by influencing the character and direction of public policy.Source: N.D. Arora and S. S. Awasthy: Political Theory & Political Thought