Democracy is an imperfect way of steering between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny, with the least violence you can get away with. (Steven Pinker)

Democracy is an imperfect way of steering between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny, with the least violence you can get away with.

Steven Pinker

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