Ian Buruma ponders 'Taming the Gods' in the public square of world democracies (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
"What is needed, apart from freedom of speech and the right to vote, to hold democratic societies together?" Ian Buruma asks in an echo of Tocqueville. "Is the rule of law enough, or do we need common values, ethics, mores? And what is the role of religion in all this; is it a help or a hindrance to liberal democracy?"
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