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The rule of law? Don’t make them laugh

Kids won’t respect law and democracy if elites abuse both with impunity.

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vandalism at Jerusalem mosque_311
(photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem)
ByEVELYN GORDON
DECEMBER 20, 2011 23:37
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