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Democracy Quote by Ron Paul

“The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is…” quote by Ron Paul — Download Open image

“The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers clearly understood this.”

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