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No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.

No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.

Amartya Sen
Taken, Democracy, World
Amartya Sen (2011). “The Idea of Justice”, p.343, Harvard University Press

Democracy is a universal value

Amartya Sen
Democracy, Universal, Values

[N]o democracy with a free press has ever experienced a major famine.

Amartya Sen
Democracy, Famine, Free Press

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