Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible governmen…

Theodore Roosevelt
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Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. ✨ Theodore Roosevelt (2013). Bully!, p.442, Simon and Schuster
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Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. ✨ Theodore Roosevelt (2013). Bully!, p.442, Simon and Schuster

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