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From democracy to anarchy

In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature.

Author Greg RavenPosted on June 13, 2016November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories democracyTags James Madison

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