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Amartya Sen on authoritarianism and arguing

The economist, philosopher, and Nobel Laureate on the importance of disagreement to democracy

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Oct 30, 2020
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For the first time in my life, the question of whether the United States will undergo a peaceful democratic transition of power is under active discussion. Nobody knows; everybody waits. I have found it hard to write, hard to get work done. Because it is hard to sow plans not knowing whether they are to flower on earth or in hell.

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