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Democracy, In Its Best State, Is But The Politics Of Bedlam; While Kept Chained, Its Thoughts Are Frantic, But When It Breaks Loose, It Kills The Keeper, Fires The Building, And Perishes.
-Fisher Ames
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Democracy, In Its Best State, Is But

Fisher Ames
Democracy, In Its Best State, Is But The Politics Of Bedlam; While Kept Chained, Its Thoughts Are Frantic, But When It Breaks Loose, It Kills The Keeper, Fires The Building, And Perishes.
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