It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it, consequent George Orwell Quotes
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It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it, consequently the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning.

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