A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one can go only by traveling in a straight line until one is stopped.
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"A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one can go only by traveling in a straight line until one is stopped." — Norman Mailer #politicsgovernment
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A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one can go only by traveling in a straight line until one is stopped. — Norman Mailer
About Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer was a Novelist from United States (1923–2007).
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This quote is attributed to Norman Mailer, a Novelist from United States.
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Norman Mailer lived from 1923 – 2007.
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