"The typical citizen drops down to a lower……" — Joseph A. Schumpeter

"The typical citizen drops down to a lower level of mental performance as soon as he enters the political field. He argues and analyzes in a way which he would readily recognize as infantile within the sphere of his real interests. He becomes primitive again."

Joseph A. Schumpeter

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