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Democracies let their citizens choose for themselves how to invest their
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    A decade of instability in the resource-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed more than 5 million lives from fighting, disease and malnutrition.

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    Discuss the challenges facing democracy around the world. Share your ideas about democratic governance and find out what representatives from nongovernmental organizations in a variety of disciplines have to say.

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Quote Beginning[T]he United States has never been confused that in the long term our interests and our values are absolutely identical; that we can only be truly secure when the network of free peoples is expanded as far as possible.End Quote

Secretary of State Condoleezza, October 9

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Democracy Thrives Around the World

Democracy is an ancient concept, dating back 2,500 years to the Athenian city-state.  But democratic ideals did not take root in the modern world until the late 18th century.  Since that time, this powerful system for social and political organization has spread around the globe and takes as many different forms as there are democratic countries.  One thing remains constant, however: a respect for all citizens’ right to participate in decisions about how they are governed.
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