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Islam, Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary Indonesia169choose the middle path to save itself%u2014by adopting a closedproportional electoral system.After all, even a donkey does not fall into the same holetwice.Finally, to borrow the words of Mahatma Gandhi, %u201dThegreatness of humanity is not in being human, but in beinghumane.%u201dLet us restore the dignity of the poor and the suffering, notby bribing them or throwing envelopes at them along theroadside in exchange for their votes, because such acts are ahumiliation of their humanity.May this beloved nation endure for our children andgrandchildren to witness, and may there never again be thosewho play games with costly elections, for the stakes are far toogreat.Thank you.