Democracy passes into despotism.
Plato
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.
I am grateful for the great education at a public university that Germany gave me, and that - added to a little luck - allowed me to achieve.... →
Hasso Plattner
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David Plouffe
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John Podhoretz
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John Poindexter
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