We live under an elective dictatorship, absolute in theory … - Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone

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We live under an elective dictatorship, absolute in theory if hitherto thought tolerable in practice. How far it is still tolerable is the question I want to raise.

Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone

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The Right Honourable Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone KG CH PC (9 October 1907 – 12 October 2001), formerly 2nd Viscount Hailsham (1950–1963), was a British Conservative politician.

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Native Name: Quintin McGarel Hogg

Alternative Names: Lord Hailsham

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