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... economic power is likely to take sides with the anti - democratic forces . An allied peril arises from the rivalries and ambitions of dominant groups , in which they become obsessed by their dividing interests and disregard the common ...
... economic power is likely to take sides with the anti - democratic forces . An allied peril arises from the rivalries and ambitions of dominant groups , in which they become obsessed by their dividing interests and disregard the common ...
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... economic power or exercise strong influence over the many , democracy does not , and cannot exist . Let us agree that the concentration of economic power creates great inequality of opportunity , sustains conditions that are prejudicial ...
... economic power or exercise strong influence over the many , democracy does not , and cannot exist . Let us agree that the concentration of economic power creates great inequality of opportunity , sustains conditions that are prejudicial ...
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Robert Morrison MacIver. democracy because there exist great differences in wealth or economic power , while yet political power is at the constitutional disposal of public opinion , is therefore unsound reasoning . The extreme form of ...
Robert Morrison MacIver. democracy because there exist great differences in wealth or economic power , while yet political power is at the constitutional disposal of public opinion , is therefore unsound reasoning . The extreme form of ...
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Our Neglected Heritage | 3 |
Liberty Equality and Fraternity | 12 |
The Rule of the People | 22 |
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