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... democracy is not the basic theory of democracy itself , which some say is at fault , but the instability of our political leadership , as well as the impersonal character of party alignments . I believe that those in the United States ...
... democracy is not the basic theory of democracy itself , which some say is at fault , but the instability of our political leadership , as well as the impersonal character of party alignments . I believe that those in the United States ...
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... democracy en- courages the nimble charlatan at the expense of the thinker , and prefers the plausible wizard with quack remedies to the true statesman . Democracy is ever eager for rapid progress , and the only progress which can be ...
... democracy en- courages the nimble charlatan at the expense of the thinker , and prefers the plausible wizard with quack remedies to the true statesman . Democracy is ever eager for rapid progress , and the only progress which can be ...
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... democracy . In America it means anything you like , but when the word is mentioned you are expected to salute the star - spangled banner . For instance , an American divine exclaimed , " You cannot separate God and democracy . For if we ...
... democracy . In America it means anything you like , but when the word is mentioned you are expected to salute the star - spangled banner . For instance , an American divine exclaimed , " You cannot separate God and democracy . For if we ...
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