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In 1989, the Cold War abruptly ended and it seemed as if the world was at last safe for democracy. But a spirit of uneasiness, discontent, and world-weariness soon arose and has persisted in Europe, in America, and elsewhere for two decades. To discern the meaning of this malaise we must... read more
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“The sole advantage that a free people has over another, is the security wherein each is in a position in which the caprice of one alone will not deprive him of his goods or his life.”
Montesquieu
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- Paul Anthony Rahe (Author)
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