It is indeed difficult to imagine how men who have entirely renounced the habit of managing their own affairs could be successful in choosing those w… - Alexis de Tocqueville

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It is indeed difficult to imagine how men who have entirely renounced the habit of managing their own affairs could be successful in choosing those who ought to lead them. It is impossible to believe that a liberal, energetic, and wise government can ever emerge from the ballots of a nation of servants.