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> [Anybody who cares about the functioning of democracy should be concerned about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/anybody-who-cares-about-the-functioning-of-democracy-should-be/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

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## More by Alexander Stille

> [We live in a world in which celebrity recognition, media access, and power translate very quickly into political power and indeed economic power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/we-live-in-a-world-in-which-celebrity-recognition-media-access-and/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

> [If somebody has a monopoly position, and wants to keep that monopoly position, it means that you are effectively shutting out competition from other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/if-somebody-has-a-monopoly-position-and-wants-to-keep-that-monopoly/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

> [I think in the world we live in where television is the principal source of information for most people, it really affects the balance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/i-think-in-the-world-we-live-in-where-television-is-the-principal/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

> [I don't think people have fully processed how deeply television has changed the political process in our own world. Political parties have become vestiges…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/i-don-t-think-people-have-fully-processed-how-deeply-television-has/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

> [Everyone understands that in a modern economy - transparency, accountability, a working justice system are part of having a functioning, modern society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/everyone-understands-that-in-a-modern-economy-transparency/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

> [I think people everywhere have a very dismaying feeling that politics are going over their heads, are being decided by wealthy interests that don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/i-think-people-everywhere-have-a-very-dismaying-feeling-that-politics/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

> [Anybody who cares about the functioning of democracy should be concerned about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/anybody-who-cares-about-the-functioning-of-democracy-should-be/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

> [“People in Sicily were unsure which possible scenario was worse: that a judge entrusted with the most delicate mafia cases had sold himself to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/people-in-sicily-were-unsure-which-possible-scenario-was-worse-that-a/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

> [Money, media, and political power are very closely connected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/money-media-and-political-power-are-very-closely-connected/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

> [To buy TV time and bypass the usual filters between the public and political figures, are very powerful devices that people can use to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/to-buy-tv-time-and-bypass-the-usual-filters-between-the-public-and/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

> [Knowing where you have come from is important in forming an idea of where you want to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-stille/knowing-where-you-have-come-from-is-important-in-forming-an-idea-of/)

[Alexander Stille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-stille/)

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