“ Jefferson taught that every government degenerates when it is left to the rulers alone, because rulers - by the very act of ruling -misuse the public trust. The people themselves, he said, are the only prudent repository of power. ”
Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World (1995). copy citation
Author | Carl Sagan |
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Source | The Demon-Haunted World |
Topic | government trust |
Date | 1995 |
Language | English |
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