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Benin: Democracy without Force Is Powerless · Global Voices

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The tragic day of December 7 in Cotonou brings us back to an ancient truth that Robespierre spoke against the scaffold: virtue without force is powerless. The same is true of democracy. Beautiful in principle, fragile in its practice, totally vulnerable when it is not backed by a power capable of
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Benin: Democracy without Force Is Powerless · Global Voices

The tragic day of December 7 in Cotonou brings us back to an ancient truth that Robespierre spoke against the scaffold: virtue without force is powerless. The same is true of democracy. Beautiful in principle, fragile in its practice, totally vulnerable when it is not backed by a power capable of

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Financial Afrik broke the news in on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
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