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Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.
Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.
Approximate author period: c. 1897 AD · industrial
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- Vladimir Lenin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1897 AD · industrial
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