If you believe in democracy, than you can't trash it by being cynical about the people who do democracy: the politicians. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Public opinion is presumptively an input to policy formation in a democracy because politicians respond to it or at least are believed to respond [to it]. — Alan Blinder Copy Share Image
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