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Democracy is our only choice.
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The statement presents democracy as the sole acceptable choice, rather than one option among several. Its wording expresses a firm political judgment that other forms of rule should not be treated as equally suitable.
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- Columbia University, Asia for Educators — “The Fifth Modernization: Democracy”
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