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Dec 28, 2005

"The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government." --Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Democracy

One-half of the world's population lives in countries that have multi-party electoral systems that respect basic human rights; that's the highest level in history. More than 80 countries in Central Europe, East Asia, Latin America and parts of sub-Saharan Africa have all notched gains in political and civil rights and more than 30 military dictatorships have been replaced by civilian governments.