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Civil society protects people from tyranny
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,08/14/14-4:08PM , 206 Reads
When Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville toured America in the early 1800s, he marveled at our democratic and civil society. But in his two-volume commentary “Democracy in America,” he wrote at length about the risks of tyranny in America.
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Brotherhood's pillar
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,07/31/14-5:23PM , 156 Reads
ERIDIAN — Civil society requires civil leadership.

Just as Ronald Reagan defined civil society — order with virtue, he also was the epitome of civil leadership — strong but conciliatory, demanding but willing to compromise, conservative but willing to work across party lines.
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Juvenile violence disrupts civil society
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,07/24/14-1:00PM , 151 Reads
Nobody promised preserving our civil society would be easy. Two young males dressed in hoodies and blue jeans with their faces covered shot Meridian civil rights leader Roscoe Jones while trying to steal his car. A 16-year-old youth was arrested for gunning down an 87-year old man in broad daylight in a Meridian grocery store parking lot.
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Reagan defined civil society: order, virtue
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,07/17/14-5:36PM , 146 Reads
Last week’s column declared that it’s every patriot’s duty to work hard to keep our national fabric whole. “What does ‘national fabric’ mean?” the questioner asked.

That which binds us together as Americans — beginnings, behaviors, and beliefs — knits our national fabric.
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