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Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people.
Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people.
Approximate author period: c. 1970 AD · modern
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- Brian Eno
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- Approximate author period: c. 1970 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Brian Eno: documented activity in 1970. Wikidata Q569003, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q569003 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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