The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, a...

The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition.

quote by John Acton
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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