"RABBLE, n. In a republic, those who exercise……" — Ambrose Bierce
"RABBLE, n. In a republic, those who exercise a supreme authority tempered by fraudulent elections. The rabble is like the sacred Simurgh, of Arabian fable - omnipotent on condition that it do nothing."
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