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September 16, 2012

Democracy Under Threat Worldwide

Irish Independent, Irish Independent

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The atrocities in Libya and the sectarian ferment that has gripped sections of the Muslim world should remind us, 'lest we forget', that liberty is something countries earn; as distinct to being some sort of consumer choice or inalienable right that, like gravity, exists independently of our moral choices.

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TAGGED: Ireland, Russia, Egypt, Libya, Middle East, Europe, Italy, Eurozone

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