Christian Democracy
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In turn, Christian Democracy was an amalgam of social conservatism with a now-anachronistic willingness to provide welfare state provisions.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
German Christian Democracy, for instance, mixes a commitment to the welfare state with quiet conservatism on social and cultural matters.
From Economist • Feb. 11, 2010
The meeting was the first Caribbean conference of Christian Democracy, Latin America's newest and possibly its fastest-growing political force, though it has yet to win power in any of the hemisphere's 22 nations.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Christian Democracy," says Chile's Frei, "believes that the modern world is in crisis, and that only a complete readjustment of society can save man from materialism and collectivism."
From Time Magazine Archive
The question of the Christian Democracy is one of the great burning problems.
From Leo XIII., the Great Leader by Doyle, Rev. A. P.
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