"Politics in a democracy is transactional: Politicians seek……" — George Will
"Politics in a democracy is transactional: Politicians seek votes by promising to do things for voters, who seek promises in exchange for their votes."
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175 Quotes by George Will
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Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
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