Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. (Reinhold Niebuhr)

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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