Democracy flourishes where there is liberty.
1 posted on
02/23/2005 8:20:40 AM PST by
Happy2BMe
To: GarySpFc
DEMOCRACY IN RUSSIA - ping.
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"When it came to democracy and human rights, he added, Russia had 14 years ago "made a choice in favor of democracy -- not to please anyone, but for its own sake, for the sake of Russian citizens."
2 posted on
02/23/2005 8:22:12 AM PST by
Happy2BMe
(Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.)
To: Happy2BMe
I believe it was Shcharansky (correct me, if I recall wrong) who said that how a country treats its own is a good indicator of what to expect of it in its external relations. I see a lot of merit to this thesis.
3 posted on
02/23/2005 8:27:09 AM PST by
GSlob
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