democratic state

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"It is a problem for a democratic state that these files are still closed," Tanner argues.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Norms are a means to a larger end, which is a functioning democratic state.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

“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

But it soon also came to represent the vision of a secular democratic state with equality for all.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2023

When the terms "Liberty" and "Equality" become the jest of the workshop, upon what basis can a modern democratic state depend?

From Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" by Engels, Friedrich