Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity and engaged participation are what make it happen.
Somehow, people always forget that it's much easier to install a dictator than to remove one
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Somehow, people always forget that it's much easier to install a dictator than to remove one
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