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February 28 (Bonus Quote)

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.

Theodore H. White (1915-1986), American journalist, writer, Time, 19 November 1984, Jay p. 387

How much money do you have to beg for to get yourself re-elected?

What would White have to say today, after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. F.E.C. (2010)?


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