Democracy is not an incident that happens overnight, nor a gift that America can give to the world. It is a culture which needs peace to evolve. (Shirin Ebadi)

Democracy is not an incident that happens overnight, nor a gift that America can give to the world. It is a culture which needs peace to evolve.

Shirin Ebadi

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