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First Principles: A Pure Democracy Is Often the Most Tyrannical and Rash

“A pure democracy is generally a very bad government, it is often the most tyrannical government on earth; for a multitude is often rash, and will not hear reason.” –  Noah Webster, in The Original Blue Back Speller (an instruction book … Continue reading

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