The Holy Quran
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Proposed Medals to award to
Burmese Democracy Activists
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"Those with talent who naturalise today can easily leave the country of adoption for greener pasture tomorrow; it is what these developed countries do to keep them there that really matters.
Between the hard-working stateless man who has spent much of his life toiling on Malaysian soil and the corrupt politician who continues to squander our national wealth, it does not take a genius to distinguish who is the real patriot." By Josh Hong in Malaysiakini
SOURCE: Extracts from Majority Rule/Minority Rights: Essential Principles from Democracy web
In practice, democracy is governed by its most popularly understood principle: majority rule.
Namely, the side with the most votes wins, whether it is an election, a legislative bill, a contract proposal to a union, or a shareholder motion in a corporation. The majority (or in some cases plurality) vote decides.
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Twin brothers, Than Shwe and Mugabe
