"Even 51 per cent of a nation can……" — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
"Even 51 per cent of a nation can establish a totalitarian and dictatorial règime, suppress minorities, and still remain democratic; there is, as we have said, little doubt that the American Congress and the French Chambre have a power over their respective nations which would rouse the envy of a Louis XIV or a George III were they alive today."
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Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
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10 Quotes by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
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Fifty-one percent of a nation can establish a totalitarian regime, suppress minorities and still remain democratic.
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