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... resort to the lot . Obvi- ously no important position can be filled that way . It is as ridicu- lous in public affairs as it would be in private affairs . There is nothing , however , in the democratic principle that calls for the ...
... resort to the lot . Obvi- ously no important position can be filled that way . It is as ridicu- lous in public affairs as it would be in private affairs . There is nothing , however , in the democratic principle that calls for the ...
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... resort at the polls , and partly by the continuously mani- fested indications of public sentiment . To make decisions easier there is in every community a sense of alternative direc- tions , marked respectively left and right , and a ...
... resort at the polls , and partly by the continuously mani- fested indications of public sentiment . To make decisions easier there is in every community a sense of alternative direc- tions , marked respectively left and right , and a ...
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... resort to democratic processes . In particular , the condi tion of war and still more the aftermath of war tend to conspire with two disintegrative tendencies that develop within modern democracy , though these are usually held in check ...
... resort to democratic processes . In particular , the condi tion of war and still more the aftermath of war tend to conspire with two disintegrative tendencies that develop within modern democracy , though these are usually held in check ...
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Our Neglected Heritage | 3 |
Liberty Equality and Fraternity | 12 |
The Rule of the People | 22 |
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