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In a pre-scientific society the best the common man can do is pin his faith on a leader and give him his support, trusting in his benevolence against the misuse of the delegated power and in his wisdom to govern justly and make war successfully.
In a pre-scientific society the best the common man can do is pin his faith on a leader and give him his support, trusting in his benevolence against the misuse of the delegated power and in his wisdom to govern justly and make war successfully.
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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- B.F. Skinner
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- Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for B. F. Skinner: life dates 1904 to 1990. Wikidata Q213195, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213195 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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