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The people took the work of politics into their own keeping, and the leaders became followers.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “The people took the work of politics into their own keeping, and the leaders became followers.”
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Julian observes a shift in political dynamics where ordinary citizens began to take charge of political processes.
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