“Elected magistrates do not make American democracy flourish; it flourishes because the magistrates are elective.” Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, vol. 2, p. 105.
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“Elected magistrates do not make American democracy flourish; it flourishes because the magistrates are elective.” Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, vol. 2, p. 105.
“The habit of inattention must be considered as the greatest defect of the democratic character.” Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, vol. 2, p. 224.