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From Democracy that Limits Power, to Democracy that Seeks the Best

Hector Julio Franco Lawyer Modern democracy was one of the greatest conquests of civilization. It arose in response to centuries of wars, absolute monarchies, caudillisms and governments where power was imposed by force or by inheritance. Its main merit was not to find the best rulers, but to prevent someone from arrogating to himself the right to decide who should govern others. That is why representative democracy was designed as a system of l…
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Hector Julio Franco Lawyer Modern democracy was one of the greatest conquests of civilization. It arose in response to centuries of wars, absolute monarchies, caudillisms and governments where power was imposed by force or by inheritance. Its main merit was not to find the best rulers, but to prevent someone from arrogating to himself the right to decide who should govern others. That is why representative democracy was designed as a system of l…

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La Voz de Misiones broke the news on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
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