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A Perfect Democracy Is Therefore The Most Shameless Thing In The World.
-Edmund Burke
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A Perfect Democracy Is Therefore The Most
Edmund Burke
A Perfect Democracy Is Therefore The Most Shameless Thing In The World.
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