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Society based on pluralism and democracy

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"We may become the makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets."

Popper, Karl event 1945

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"We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure."

Popper, Karl event 1945

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The Open Society and Its Enemies

person Popper, Karl event 1945

A defence of liberal democracy against totalitarian ideologies, arguing that no one possesses ultimate truth and that society must remain open to c...

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Popper, Karl

Austrian-British philosopher of science, known for his work on falsificationism and his critique of totalitarianism in The Open Society

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