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The popular tendency is to listen approvingly to the most extreme statements and claims of politicians and orators who s

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"The popular tendency is to listen approvingly to the most extreme statements and claims of politicians and orators who seek popularity by declaring their own country right in everything and other countries wrong in everything"

- Elihu Root

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This quote is written / told by Elihu Root between February 15, 1845 and February 7, 1937. He/she was a famous Lawyer from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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