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A lesson lost on many Americans is the idea that democracy is a practice rather than a culture. The greatest contributors to American thought, from Jefferson to Tocqueville, from Lincoln to John Dewey, all very well understood this obvious fact. And American exceptionalism, if it ever did exist, certainly today is not defined by our electoral institutions. Almost every nation in the world holds elections of some sort. Some of these are completely fraudulent, others somewhat questionable, but those considered most legitimate usually are found in nations with a long-standing culture of democratic values.   Read More »
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