We do so because in a diverse society, efforts to restrict speech can quickly become a tool to silence critics and oppress minorities.

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Since the fall of the Taliban, a rich and diverse civil society network of training and educational programs has emerged across the country.

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But he owes it too to his own promise to be a conciliator, a man who will pull together the diverse threads of American society into a more coherent, united whole.

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"We believe that leadership is critical if Northern Ireland is to move away from a legacy of violence, deal with the current difference and move towards being a cohesive, integrated and diverse society, " the website states.

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But the Chinese experiment with democracy for practical rather than moral reasons, and even today appreciate that a diverse, educated and open civil society breeds great resilience, creativity, and ultimately, wealth and power.

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They argued the assembly was dominated by the Islamists -- the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafist Nour party, who hold a majority in parliament -- and that as a result it would not draft a constitution that was representative of the country's diverse society, and that Islamic rules would have too much sway.

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It shows how passionate we are as a nation for football, how our society is amongst the most diverse in the world with communities ready to welcome every team, how we already have fantastic stadia, training grounds, transport and hotels which will enable us to stage a festival of football, creating the most commercially successful World Cup ever.

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