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  1. "What's different about a liberal democracy, as opposed to an *illiberal* democracy, is there are a lot of things majorities cannot do. They must protect minority rights. That's why we have the Bill of Rights, why we have the First Amendment."

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    We judge a liberal democracy by; does it tolerate ... the speech of minorities, who take very different views from the majority. "

    #JonathanRauch, 2025

    econtalk.org/why-christianity-

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    #podcasts #EconTalk #politics #democracy

  2. "What's different about a liberal democracy, as opposed to an *illiberal* democracy, is there are a lot of things majorities cannot do. They must protect minority rights. That's why we have the Bill of Rights, why we have the First Amendment."

    ...

    We judge a liberal democracy by; does it tolerate ... the speech of minorities, who take very different views from the majority. "

    #JonathanRauch, 2025

    econtalk.org/why-christianity-

    (1/2)

    #podcasts #EconTalk #politics #democracy

  3. "What's different about a liberal democracy, as opposed to an *illiberal* democracy, is there are a lot of things majorities cannot do. They must protect minority rights. That's why we have the Bill of Rights, why we have the First Amendment."

    ...

    We judge a liberal democracy by; does it tolerate ... the speech of minorities, who take very different views from the majority. "

    #JonathanRauch, 2025

    econtalk.org/why-christianity-

    (1/2)

    #podcasts #EconTalk #politics #democracy

  4. "What's different about a liberal democracy, as opposed to an *illiberal* democracy, is there are a lot of things majorities cannot do. They must protect minority rights. That's why we have the Bill of Rights, why we have the First Amendment."

    ...

    We judge a liberal democracy by; does it tolerate ... the speech of minorities, who take very different views from the majority. "

    #JonathanRauch, 2025

    econtalk.org/why-christianity-

    (1/2)

    #podcasts #EconTalk #politics #democracy