Chance Quote by Robert A. Dahl Download Open image “Democracy, it appears, is a bit chancy. But its chances also depend on what we do ourselves” — Robert A. Dahl ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chance Democracy
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Require... electoral votes to be allocated in proportion to the popular votes — Robert A. Dahl Copy Share Image
“democratic theory is concerned with processes by which ordinary citizens exert a relatively high degree of control over leaders;” — Robert A. Dahl Copy Share Image
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Most of us readily take things for granted that at an earlier time remained to be discovered — Robert A. Dahl Copy Share Image
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