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Thirty years ago, just as the Soviet bloc had begun to crumble, the first issue of the Journal of Democracy laid out this publication\'s mission It declared from the outset that it would be \'pluralistic,\' that its pages would be \'open to a wide variety of perspectives and shades of opinion \' Obviously, in the struggle between democracy and its opponents, the Journal would not be ambivalent Rather, as a genuinely international forum for ideas and debate, it would seek to \'advance understanding of the broader conditions and strategies for instituting, consolidating, and maintaining democratic government \'1 As the totalitarian shadow of the Soviet Union receded, democracy\'s prospects appeared bright
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