MULTITUDE, n. A crowd the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration. (Ambrose Bierce)

MULTITUDE, n. A crowd the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration.

Ambrose Bierce

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