Quote of the Day: In a Troubled Arab World, Tunisia Struggles to Support Its Democracy – The New York Times

Tunisian officials counting votes after the presidential election on Sunday.CreditCreditMohamed Messara/EPA, via Shutterstock
“Life has gotten worse — more debt, more crime. How does freedom help us if there are no jobs?”
~SAFOUAN EL-EUCHI, who voted in Tunisia’s presidential election on Sunday, referring to the conditions in his country, which overthrew a dictator in 2011 and embraced democracy.