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> gradually evolving them into a modern liberal democracy.

And yet, they are still not quite there.

There is something to be said for design over stumbling.

The stumbling is natural - it's a sort of stable thing deriving out of the state of now.

Design is something put out there which may not stand up to the test of how people actually behave i.e. it may not be stable.

It's fine to stumble initially, like discovering fire, but design gets us lighters and ovens. Good design allows for some flexibility without leaving everything to chance like pure stumbling does.

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