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The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition.
John Dalberg-Acton
John Dalberg-Acton
Born: Jan 10, 1834
Died: Jun 19, 1902

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