Americans disagree about all kinds of ideas and public policies, but almost everyone seems to agree on the value of personal and political freedom. Descriptions of freedom are forever diverging, however, because people define freedom from different social positions and with different historical perspectives.
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Democracies are vulnerable political systems. Democratic governments have frequently given way to authoritarian regimes, and most people have always lived in societies that deny the equality of human rights and the value of public participation in governing institutions.
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“Past Rhymes With Present Times” is a new series by Lloyd S. Kramer exploring historical context and frameworks, and how the foundations of the past affect the building of the future.
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