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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Honest Abe's Democracy

Abraham Lincoln
I love this post by William Easterly. It quotes Abraham Lincoln:

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy
Abraham Lincoln

Imagine if we could extend this reciprocity internationally as well.

Why not design our aid programs with assumption that we'd have to live in the states we influence?

Basket-case countries like Somalia would look radically different if we took this concept to heart.

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