Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them. (William Ralph Inge)

Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them.

William Ralph Inge

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