Himalayas experiences a lot of snow, which leaches iodine out of the soil. Thus, food grown on the soil lacking iodine would therefore have very low iodine content. This leads to low dietary intake...
"...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. " is the last line of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. See the link below.
These words are generally used to describe a democracy. A democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. In a democracy, the elected leaders are citizens of the country...