Lobbying' is the activity of attempting to influence legislation by pr…

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Lobbying' is the activity of attempting to influence legislation by privately influencing the legislators. It is the result and creation of a mixed economy-of government by pressure groups. Its methods range from mere social courtesies and cocktail-party or luncheon friendships to favors, threats, bribes, blackmail. ✨ Ayn Rand (1990). The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought, p.241, Penguin
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