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from the Future of Freedom Foundation’s <\/strong><\/a>Freedom Daily (July issue) – posted online<\/strong> <\/a>today – <\/p>\n

De-Sacralizing Democracy to Save Liberty<\/strong>
\nby James Bovard <\/p>\n

In the 1770s, the British colonists living in America won their freedom from British rule thanks to the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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