Sunday, February 17, 2008

I extend a warm welcome to the newest nation in the world

...Kosovo! Congratulations on your newfound independence, and good luck holding on to it. Here's to hoping you become a republic which respects the rule of law, the rights of your people, and the ideals of western-style democracy. Most importantly, I hope you recognize the need to share power between your president (or whatever you will call your head of state) and representatives elected by the people for the people. True democracy is such a fragile and rare thing in the world, and it is so easy for one man to rise up and take all the power for himself: just look at what happened in China and what is still going on in Russia.

Anyway, best of luck to you, Kosovars! May you live long and prosper, as a free people!

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