Whether that could reinvigorate the weak ties in society along with the strong ties remains to be seen.

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"It is reprehensible that women, the old and the weak in our society should be targeted for alleged sorcery or wrongs that they actually have nothing to do with, " O'Neill said.

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The institutions of a civil society are weak in Egypt but they remain a modest restraint.

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Business across the region remains intertwined with the state while the wider commercial society is weak.

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Because they know the weak point of the society is jealousy.

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And despite what Murray Rothbard said, a purely commercial society would be too weak to defend itself from internal and external predators.

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The role of Njurinceke since the start of the Meru community was to preserve the cohesiveness of the people of Meru, the territorial integrity, ensure proper governance of the society with justice and fairness to all, protect the weak and vulnerable especially women and children, and act as guardians of culture and identity.

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