In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
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The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.
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We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.
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The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.
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In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States, and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned.
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The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.
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