A democratic state does not stand in isolation. Its citizens, legislators, administrators, and decision –makers, therefore, occupy a position of dual responsibility, that is, to their own country and to the international community. This dual obligation must be met. To what extent should we embrace the perspective reflected in the source?

A democratic state does not stand in isolation. Its citizens, legislators, administrators, and decision –makers, therefore, occupy a position of dual responsibility, that is, to their own country and to the international community. This dual obligation must be met. To what extent should we embrace the perspective reflected in the source?