The cure for the ills of Democracy is more Democracy.

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The cure for the ills of Democracy is more Democracy.

Jane Addams

1902

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Democracy Political theory Politics

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1902

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Jane Addams

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Addams, Jane. Democracy and Social Ethics. The Macmillan Company, 1902, introduction.

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