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CIAO DATE: 07/05

The Democratic Ideal

On the Issue
February 2005

Joshua Muravchik

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Abstract

President George W. Bush's inaugural call to spread liberty across the globe has been criticized as overly ambitious and optimistic, yet history shows that democracy can take root even under the most difficult conditions and that democratic societies are largely peaceful.

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