Every political system is an accumulation of habits, customs, prejudices, and principles that have survived a long process of trial and error and of ceaseles...

Every political system is an accumulation of habits, customs, prejudices, and principles that have survived a long process of trial and error and of ceaseless response to changing circumstances. If the system works well on the whole, it is a lucky accident -- the luckiest, indeed, that can befall a society.

quote by Edward C. Banfield
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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