The Idea that Democracy Is the Same as Liberty Is a Weapon in the Hands of Despots

11/04/2020 Gary Galles

Probably no other belief is now so much a threat to liberty… as the one that democracy, by itself alone, guarantees liberty.

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Original Article: “The Idea that Democracy Is the Same as Liberty Is a Weapon in the Hands of Despots“.

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