Democracy tends to ignore, even deny, threats to its existence because it loathes doing what is needed to … - Jean Francois Revel

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Jean Francois Revel

Democracy tends to ignore, even deny, threats to its existence because it loathes doing what is needed to counter them," explained Revel. "It awakens only when the danger becomes deadly, imminent, and evident. By then, either there is too little time left for it to save itself, or the price of survival has become crushingly high.

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