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Democracy is the...

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Democracy is the theory that the common people know what They want, and deserve to get it good and hard.

Source: A Book of Burlesques, in Sententie, 1920.
-- H L Mencken, (Sep 12 1880-1956), US editor, satirist; He is known for his biting satire, insults, and debunking in The American Mercury, 1924-33.


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