democratic state

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

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

“Today’s decision by the Federal Constitutional Court sends out a clear signal: Our democratic state does not fund enemies of the Constitution,” Nancy Faeser, Germany’s interior minister, said in a statement.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

Hun Sen is noted as a canny and sometimes ruthless politician, and has since then managed to drive his rival into exile and neutralize all his challengers, even though Cambodia is a nominally democratic state.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

"Gradually, myself my kids and my grandkids are losing the hope to live here in a democratic state and to have a normal life like every person deserves," Hava Golan, 65 year-old biology professor said.

From Reuters • May 20, 2023

Finland established complete democracy nine years ago, and, with equal electoral districts, complete adult suffrage, and the free election of women equally with men to its Diet, is a model democratic state.

From The Rise of the Democracy by Clayton, Joseph