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Recognizing that all individuals are valuable and share the same rights is the foundation of humanism. Democracy is based on this humanism.
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Aknowledging that all individuals are valuable and share the same rights is the foundation of humanism. Democracy is based on this humanism.
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Democracy is fundamentally about individuals who recognize the worth and dignity of other individuals and affirm the rights of others to the same freedoms, safety, opportunities, and influence that they themselves enjoy.
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Democracy is fundamentally about individuals who aknowledge the worth and dignity of other individuals and affirm the rights of others to the same freedoms, safety, opportunities, and influence that they themselves enjoy.