I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superi…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.
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I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.

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