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> [It is a logical absurdity to equate democracy with freedom in the way that mainstream political philosophers and commentators typically do. A system where individuals and minorities are at the mercy of unconstrained majorities hardly constitutes freedom in any meaningful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-preston/it-is-a-logical-absurdity-to-equate-democracy-with-freedom-in-the-way/)

[Keith Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-preston/)

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## More by Keith Preston

> [The light ones may be killers, the dark ones mild; not the wrappers but the fillers, make cigars or women wild.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-preston/the-light-ones-may-be-killers-the-dark-ones-mild-not-the-wrappers-but/)

[Keith Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-preston/)

> [The great god Ra, whose shrine once covered acres, is filler now for crossword puzzle makers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-preston/the-great-god-ra-whose-shrine-once-covered-acres-is-filler-now-for/)

[Keith Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-preston/)

> [It is a logical absurdity to equate democracy with freedom in the way that mainstream political philosophers and commentators typically do. A system where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-preston/it-is-a-logical-absurdity-to-equate-democracy-with-freedom-in-the-way/)

[Keith Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-preston/)

> [Democracy: An institution in which the whole is equal to the scum of the parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-preston/democracy-an-institution-in-which-the-whole-is-equal-to-the-scum-of/)

[Keith Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-preston/)

> [He must not laugh at his own wheeze: a snuff box has no right to sneeze.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-preston/he-must-not-laugh-at-his-own-wheeze-a-snuff-box-has-no-right-to-sneeze/)

[Keith Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-preston/)

> [“EFFERVESCENCE AND EVANESCENCE We've found this Scott Fitzgerald chap A chipper charming child; He's taught us how the flappers flap, And why the whipper-snappers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-preston/effervescence-and-evanescence-we-ve-found-this-scott-fitzgerald-chap/)

[Keith Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-preston/)

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