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It is the evil in man that makes democracy necessary, and man's belief in justice that makes democracy possible.
-Reinhold Niebuhr
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It Is The Evil In Man That

Reinhold Niebuhr
It is the evil in man that makes democracy necessary, and man's belief in justice that makes democracy possible.
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