It is one of the evils of democratical governments, that the people, n…

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It is one of the evils of democratical governments, that the people, not always seeing and frequently misled, must often feel before they can act. ✨ George Washington (1855). Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and Religious, p.21
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It is one of the evils of democratical governments, that the people, not always seeing and frequently misled, must often feel before they can act. ✨ George Washington (1855). Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and Religious, p.21

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