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... incompetent for administrative or executive functions is inherent in the democratic method . These confusions we shall be dealing with again at a later stage . In a democracy the public properly decides who its representa- tives shall ...
... incompetent for administrative or executive functions is inherent in the democratic method . These confusions we shall be dealing with again at a later stage . In a democracy the public properly decides who its representa- tives shall ...
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... incompetents in every society . They are to be found on every level . Ancient lineage or noble birth is no guarantee against incompetence nor even against vulgarity . There has been much vulgarity , thinly disguised by a veneer of ...
... incompetents in every society . They are to be found on every level . Ancient lineage or noble birth is no guarantee against incompetence nor even against vulgarity . There has been much vulgarity , thinly disguised by a veneer of ...
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... incompetence . Their argu- ment runs somewhat as follows . The people are incompetent to rule , therefore to govern them they will choose those who are as incompetent as themselves . The incompetent don't want compe- tence , or they do ...
... incompetence . Their argu- ment runs somewhat as follows . The people are incompetent to rule , therefore to govern them they will choose those who are as incompetent as themselves . The incompetent don't want compe- tence , or they do ...
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Our Neglected Heritage | 3 |
Liberty Equality and Fraternity | 12 |
The Rule of the People | 22 |
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