The Government that is ahead of the people will inevitably … - Samuel Smiles

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The Government that is ahead of the people will inevitably be dragged down to their level, as the Government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up (p.10).

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Samuel Smiles (23 December 1812 – 16 April 1904) was a Scottish author and reformer.

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