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Modern-day idolatry in Australia

29 September 2023

9:21 AM

29 September 2023

9:21 AM

What is affirmed in these recent times? At least for the many, it seems that anyone who devotes themselves to ‘common decency’ under democracy, can be easily regimented to dormant public opinion. The only telling signs of an active democracy exist in the many citations of history. Churchill, for example, said that ‘the best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.’

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