The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of government…

John Stuart Mill
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The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they make themselves the organ of the tendencies and instincts of masses. ✨ John Stuart Mill (2012). On Liberty, p.55, Courier Corporation
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The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they make themselves the organ of the tendencies and instincts of masses. ✨ John Stuart Mill (2012). On Liberty, p.55, Courier Corporation

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