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Article: Government must help in renewal of 'civil society'.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

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March 21, 1997
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America's disillusionment with government has spawned a new social movement aimed at recreating something known as ``civil society.''

The concept of civil society in America was best described by the French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville, who toured our country in the 1830s. His classic ``Democracy in America'' chronicles this nation's amazing capacity to form voluntary associations in order to achieve collective aims. The declining membership in such civic and fraternal organizations _ from Rotary clubs to bowling leagues _ has contributed to our frayed sense of community and growing political apathy.

Now a host of new think tanks, foundations ...

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