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"Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point."

Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese Statesman

Democracy, Freedom, Right

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"Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point."

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"Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point."

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