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Is democracy a curse or cure for modern states' quest for liberty?

IEBC employees sort out some of the Supreme Court petition defense documents on August 24, 2022. [Samson Wire, Standard]

John Calvin, the great advocate of popular will in civil government, and in the Church, asserted nearly five centuries ago that rulers and magistrates should exercise their authority to further divine edicts that essentially promote the common good.

The ideas of Calvin greatly influenced popular direct democracies such as Switzerland, where to this day, most State decisions are made through citizens voting in referenda.

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