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> [Freedom will not prevail because of historical forces; it will only win, if it does, because of historical actors. In other words, us. Those like me who came of age around 1989 used to take democracy for granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-boot/freedom-will-not-prevail-because-of-historical-forces-it-will-only/)

[Max Boot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-boot/)

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> [“The old idealistic republicans used to found democracy on the idea that all men were equally intelligent. Believe me, the sane and enduring democracy is founded on the fact that all men are equally idiotic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-k-chesterton/the-old-idealistic-republicans-used-to-found-democracy-on-the-idea/)

[G.K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-k-chesterton/)

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