Despotism often presents itself as the repairer of all the ills suffer…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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Despotism often presents itself as the repairer of all the ills suffered, the support of just rights, defender of the oppressed, and founder of order. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (1990). Democracy in America
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Despotism often presents itself as the repairer of all the ills suffered, the support of just rights, defender of the oppressed, and founder of order. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (1990). Democracy in America

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