"In that notion lies the seed for the future destruction of American democracy, and we ignore that warning at our peril, " Glenn said.

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And here lies the seed of possible dissonance between South Korea and the U.S. The former may find it worthwhile to woo Beijing's indispensable support in forging peace with the North, even to the point of eventually showing American forces the door and, more important, declining to join the proposed U.S. Theater Missile Defense system.

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Even just a tiny bit of cheating, a little white lie, can be the seed for a lot of lies later on.

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