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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Discovering Democracy and Freedom in Myanmar

Burmese Visitors Get a Taste of Democracy and Hope (Peter Berkowitz) from Real Clear Politics
"Several told me that while they were sure they wanted democracy and freedom, they were not so sure what democracy and freedom were—because their universities don’t teach political science, the regime controls the availability of books, and for decades Burmese politicians and intellectuals thought that the only significant intellectual source of opposition to the military’s grip on the government came from Marxism."

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