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Walter Lippmann

"The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract."

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"The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract."

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"True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare."

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