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Reaping what we sow By Arnaud de Borchgrave February 1, 2006 Free elections, we have been told ad nauseam, lead to a healthy body politic called democracy. Unfortunately for those who see the cliche as an article of faith, free elections and democracy are not synonymous. Adolf Hitler won a free election -- and went on to build the world's most formidable war machine in history's blink of an eye. A free election recently propelled Evo Morales, a man whose idols are Fidel Castro and his Venezuelan... Sign in to see full entry.