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Bemoaning Ohio results, Santorum says ‘pure democracies’ aren’t how to run a country (thehill.com)

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Saying the quiet part out loud

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

"Ankh-Morpork had dallied with many forms of government and had ended up with that form of democracy known as one man, one vote. The Patrician was the Man; he had the vote."

Terry Pratchett, Mort

Or from Unseen Academicals:

"Everyone is entitled to a vote unless disqualified by reason of not being the Patrician"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I'm literally reading Unseen Academicals right now and that line sure did stike a chord.