And what's more, converted it to liberalism.

Politics. As exciting as war.

On the political level the response was the nationalist and fundamentalist revolt of the Maccabees.

Democracy is one form of government.

Now let me give you an example from my act.

What that will do is avoid the problem I was talking about earlier, where currently we have political parties presenting democracy as merely a political choice in those societies alongside other choices such as military rule and theocracy.

He holds an extreme opinion in politics.

Today we have globalized the markets but we have not globalized our democratic institutions.

Completely opposite.

But to get to that stage, where democracy builds the fabric of society and the political choices within that fabric, but are certainly not theocratic and military dictatorship i.e. you're voting in a democracy, in an existing democracy, and that democracy is not merely one of the choices at the ballot box.

90 percent of the funding came from Thailand.

Statically, China is a one party system, authoritarian there's no question about it.

And that regime that we got rid of was actually a dictatorship, an authoritarian regime, that for decades created a great sense of paralysis within the nation, within the people themselves.

I had such faith in our democratic system, our selfgovernment.

This political problem gave rise to hot discussions.

Now these are things about general culture, but I'm also very much interested in political culture and whether liberty and democracy is appreciated, or whether there's an authoritarian political culture in which the state is supposed to impose things on the citizens.

The existential and social and political impact an artist has on his nation's development of cultural identity is very important.

And then, of course, they were used by extremists and politicians on the other side.

Before this, though, one must leave behind the self imposed oppression of politics, ideology, religion, and nationalistic narrow mindedness.

Or to a president of Venezuela whose intolerance of the business class causes jubilation in the streets, but emigration by those whose initiative is crucial for the welfare of the people. Less damaging, yet problematic, is the election as in Poland of a minority government that ruthlessly pursues its members personal interests and breaks all promises of cooperation made before the polls.

Politics, man. Politics.

This is political!

Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.

But nevertheless, the system has moved in a more liberal direction, moved in a more democratic direction.

He loves talking about politics.

The views of the two politicians collide violently.

And we can lose this with the very noble idea to keep people accountable for showing the people that we're not going to tolerate politicians the opportunism in politics.

Communism was the political system in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, but that stopped in 1993.

However, I do believe that it is the obligation of all leaders, in all countries, to speak out forcefully against violence and extremism.

A certain amount of certainty gives the sense of a non zero outcome.

But certainly, recently, we've had some real tangible things about where society's changing.

It can give credit to sound decision making, adding momentum to success.

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

I think it's a crazy idea, completely crazy.

The second, I believe, is political correctness.

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To go around saying that I believe democratic culture is the best that we've arrived at as a form of political organizing is associated with extremism.

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He is an energetic politician.

It's a political piece, and it's...

Politically active. Animals First.

And what happens as a result of this is, when those parties are elected, and inevitably they fail, or inevitably they make political mistakes, democracy takes the blame for their political mistakes.

He's also just a politician.

So he comes over to this country, and he says,

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