What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purpose…

Walter Lippmann
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What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a revolutionary minority. ✨ Walter Lippmann (2003). Men of Destiny (Ppr), p.56, Transaction Publishers
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What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a revolutionary minority. ✨ Walter Lippmann (2003). Men of Destiny (Ppr), p.56, Transaction Publishers

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