Choose whether the given statement is True/False:

Democracies teach citizens to respect social differences.

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The given statement is True. A democratic nation is accommodative of the different communities living in a country. There can be social differences based on religion, race, language, etc., but these differences should not creep into the functioning of a government. A democratic government’s duty is to look into the social divisions existing in the nation and respect these differences. This is what the citizens also learn that every social difference must be recognised and equally respected with no space for the tyranny of the majority community, as was the case in Sri Lanka. Though Sri Lanka talked about democracy, the country was majorly ruled by the Sinhala community.

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