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December 1, 2025

The voice of the people has something divine; else how could so many agree to one thing? Marvel not if the vulgar speak truer than the great, for they speak safer.

Francis Bacon (1561–1626), English philosopher and statesman, Advancement of Learning, Book II, XXIII, 49

How often have you found that “the vulgar” or “the great”, each considered as a group, speak with one voice?

If the people only did agree and spoke with one voice. They never do!

Democracy

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