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... government are flawed in their foundations , not merely in their superstructures . They all make function the ... forms of government do some inevitable distortion to humanity . Democracy sets itself out 52 THE RAMPARTS WE GUARD.
... government are flawed in their foundations , not merely in their superstructures . They all make function the ... forms of government do some inevitable distortion to humanity . Democracy sets itself out 52 THE RAMPARTS WE GUARD.
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... government . Our last example is of a quite exceptional nature . Leaving it aside for the present we conclude that there is always , under all forms of government , some ferment of opposition not merely to the particular administration ...
... government . Our last example is of a quite exceptional nature . Leaving it aside for the present we conclude that there is always , under all forms of government , some ferment of opposition not merely to the particular administration ...
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... kind of polity depends on public opin- ion , on the acceptance by the people of the " myth " that is con- genial to it . But ... forms of government , provides the most free vent for discon- tent ; dictatorship , more than any other form ...
... kind of polity depends on public opin- ion , on the acceptance by the people of the " myth " that is con- genial to it . But ... forms of government , provides the most free vent for discon- tent ; dictatorship , more than any other form ...
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Our Neglected Heritage | 3 |
Liberty Equality and Fraternity | 12 |
The Rule of the People | 22 |
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