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History of Ideas: Thoreau
Past Present Future
The Importance of Thorough Thought in a Democracy
In a democracy it is essential that some people say vocally publicly that their individual conscience is higher than majority opinion who go against the idea that the majority is right. The presiding vice of democratic politics is that most people spend most of their time complaining about politicians electing different ones wanting to change the people in power, he says.
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