All that the sovereign people, legislators, and reformers see in public office is, to speak plainly, their own benefit. (Pierre-Joseph Proudhon)

All that the sovereign people, legislators, and reformers see in public office is, to speak plainly, their own benefit.

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

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