democratic state

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A democratic state must never treat any citizen as entirely worthless.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

"So we need to figure out a way, one, to stay in the same land, two, without killing each other, and three, while maintaining a Jewish democratic state."

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2023

Overturning a presidential veto, she said, was "something normal" in a democratic state - not least after a public debate on the subject that has lasted for over three years.

From BBC • May 12, 2023

But I think we as citizens of a democratic state and the democratic state itself, should invent a structure where this is co-funded.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2023

The Abolitionists believed that a democratic state, which ignored the natural rights proclaimed by the Declaration of Independence, was a piece of organized political hypocrisy,—worthy only of destruction.

From The Promise of American Life by Croly, Herbert David