The Demands of Democracy - The Times

A free ballot is indispensable to democracy but Afghanistan also needs effective government and the constant rule of law

Violence is a rebuke to democracy. So is corruption and so is the violation of basic rights. Democracy is a living process, measured in the culture of daily life, not counted periodically in votes cast in elections and the appearance of a representative government.
The Demands of Democracy -Times Online

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