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The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. and, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion.
-Lewis Mumford
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Lewis Mumford
The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. and, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion.
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