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Democracy can hardly be expected to flourish in societies where political and economic power is being progressively concentrated and centralized. but the progress of technology has led and is still leading to just such a concentration and centralization of power.
-Aldous Huxley
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Democracy Can Hardly Be Expected To Flourish

Aldous Huxley
Democracy can hardly be expected to flourish in societies where political and economic power is being progressively concentrated and centralized. but the progress of technology has led and is still leading to just such a concentration and centralization of power.
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