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№ 12 (45)
November 17th, 2007

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Ignacy Karpowicz

Democracy really allows people to make a choice, although it often doesn't allow to choose from what the voters want. In a Polish nursery rhyme the donkey was given: oats in one through and hay in the other. The voters don't always find themselves in such a lucky position; sometimes they must choose the lesser evil. The term "the lesser evil", in many ways doubtful, surprisingly often turns out to be the crown of democracy. Somewhat shabby for a crown but there's nothing.