Power to govern is distributed by the accident of birth or by the possession of qualities which enable a person to obtain office, but which are quite irrelevant to the performance of its representative functions.
Dewey discusses the arbitrary nature of political power distribution, emphasizing its disconnect from actual governance capabilities.
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