The elective principle-government by representation-is not an Eastern idea; it does not fit Eastern traditions or Eastern minds. (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)

The elective principle-government by representation-is not an Eastern idea; it does not fit Eastern traditions or Eastern minds.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

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