Word: wilson
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...reasons why democracy exists are difficult to define and even trickier to implement properly, UCLA political scientist James Q. Wilson remarked to an intimate audience in an Institute of Politics Speech at the ARCO Forum last night...
...would characterize the two leading events of this century as the rise of democracy and the rise of genocide," said Wilson, who served as Harvard's Shattuck professor of government from 1961 to 1986. "Democracy is so rare and unlikely that we must question why it exists...
...Wilson's speech began by outlining what are often the perceived causes of democracy in any society, namely the existence of constitutions, great democratic thinkers in the society and many religious groups...
...However, Wilson claimed of these three causes, the existence of multiple religions is crucial to the success of democratic government in any given country...
...people take seriously the golden rule, they are more likely to display tolerance," Wilson said. "Religion surely makes a difference...