Following are some major events which have occurred on February 23:1934 - Edward Elgar, English composer, died.1965 - Stan Laurel, British-born half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy duo, died.1981 - Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero and a group of Civil Guards burst into the Spanish parliament, firing
In their must-read book, “Tyranny of the Minority,” Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt describe how a January 1981 right-wing coup attempt in Spain failed. As parliament was voting on the
The black-and-white view of the world which separates people into loyalists and traitors is incompatible with the compromises and moderation that make a liberal democracy tick, and which make society free and livable.
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