Palace of CrystalCurrent affairs and peace politics: the dangers of charismatic leaders to democracy and the peace of the world, and how peace might be achieved for the longer term. |
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... organising society. In contrast to earlier regimes where total power was centralised in single individuals or small groups, democracy offered the pleasant prospect of greater input into decisionmaking, equal rights, personal freedom and ...
... organising society. In contrast to earlier regimes where total power was centralised in single individuals or small groups, democracy offered the pleasant prospect of greater input into decisionmaking, equal rights, personal freedom and ...
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... organise aid to prevent death from starvation, disease or exposure. We have permanent aid agencies supported by private donation, and wealthy nations apportion part of their annual budget (only a fraction of one percent, it is true, but ...
... organise aid to prevent death from starvation, disease or exposure. We have permanent aid agencies supported by private donation, and wealthy nations apportion part of their annual budget (only a fraction of one percent, it is true, but ...
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... organising society, a vast treasure of public generosity and decency remains unexploited. The story of a Bosnian boy that was told on today's television (16th January, 2005) illustrates the point. The child was about seven years old ...
... organising society, a vast treasure of public generosity and decency remains unexploited. The story of a Bosnian boy that was told on today's television (16th January, 2005) illustrates the point. The child was about seven years old ...
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... organising society. Those who consider such an approach naïve are begged to read on, and give the argument a fair hearing. The argument leads towards chapter eighteen, which puts forward recommendations for the changes needed to ...
... organising society. Those who consider such an approach naïve are begged to read on, and give the argument a fair hearing. The argument leads towards chapter eighteen, which puts forward recommendations for the changes needed to ...
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... organised and even seemingly gratuitous. In his struggle to survive, man sees his chief rival as man. The teeming globe no longer contains extensive verdant spaces empty of human habitation, and wars may occur to gain living space at ...
... organised and even seemingly gratuitous. In his struggle to survive, man sees his chief rival as man. The teeming globe no longer contains extensive verdant spaces empty of human habitation, and wars may occur to gain living space at ...
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