democratic state

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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

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

But an essentially democratic state consists in the circumstance that all citizens enjoy these rights equally.

From The Promise of American Life by Croly, Herbert David