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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 in the world , it needs — indeed , it must have - the essentials of religion more than any other country if it is to endure ; and with us religion has been able to develop wholly untrammeled by political interference , and in ...
... democracy in the world , it needs — indeed , it must have - the essentials of religion more than any other country if it is to endure ; and with us religion has been able to develop wholly untrammeled by political interference , and in ...
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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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BERTRAND RUSSELL | 9 |
JOHN DEWEY | 21 |
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