Politics quote by E. B. White

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Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time
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"Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time"

- E. B. White

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This quote by E. B. White talks to the power of democracy and also the importance of the collective voice. It suggests that democracy is based upon the suggestion that most of people are right more often than not. This indicates that democracy is based on the belief that the cumulative viewpoint of the people is much more dependable than the viewpoint of a single person or little team. It likewise suggests that freedom is based upon the suggestion that the majority of people have the most effective passions of the nation in mind. This quote is a tip that freedom is a system of federal government that is based upon the collective opinion of individuals and that it is necessary to listen to the voices of the bulk. It is a tip that democracy is a system of federal government that is based upon the idea that the majority of people are right usually.

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E. B. White This quote is written / told by E. B. White between July 11, 1899 and October 1, 1985. He was a famous Writer from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Politics. The author also have 32 other quotes.

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