The law was and will remain that political systems die and are born in minds and hearts, he says. "That is why Democrats must sweep away all centers of access (to the public) and repeat the democratic narrative," he adds.

"The function of democracy is to provide individual and public freedoms, to build a state of law and institutions, and to accelerate the exit of people from the status of citizens," he writes. "If you think you've survived, the question is not whether the volcano will erupt again under your feet, but when!"