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Article: From Fr. Cyril Robitaille with questions about democracy.(Letter to the editor)
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- Catholic Insight
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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Your magazine continues to impress, and is the object of discussion when we get together; the articles provide ample thought-provoking inspiration, and lately have caused us to consider several fundamental questions:
Can democracy be established by force of arms?
The immediate response from everyone is a definite no, followed by questions like: can democracy be established if there is no previous experience of democracy among the people?
If a "leader" is educated in a democratic country, can he hope to return home and establish such a democracy?
Can a system of "tribal elders" be the basis of, or converted into, a democratic system?
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