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Small wonder that revolt has come and high-handed methods are rife, of pretending that policies which we favor or persons that we like have the anointment of a purely imaginary majority vote.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois critiques the use of majority votes to justify policies that may not reflect true democratic ideals.
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