Democracy vs authoritarianism: Which will win? - Dallas Examiner

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Democracy vs authoritarianism: Which will win? - Dallas Examiner

By SUSAN K. SMITH Crazy Faith Ministries In this turbulent political period of our existence, I find myself wondering why anyone would prefer what appears to be the development of an authoritarian regime [...]

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