The People Are Incorrigible

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The sovereignty of the people as the source of ultimate power of government is key, says David Frum. As somebody who spends a lot of time studying and writing about autocracies, i promise you that there is no alternative system out there that is better," he adds. "You're living in the most sursurveiled society in human history, with less freedom than any society inhuman history"

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