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Clearly, most clearly, and beyond all question, such a government is not “republican in form.” Call it oligarchy, call it aristocracy, call it caste, call it monopoly; but never call it a republic.
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He asserts that a government that does not represent the people cannot be called a republic, regardless of its label.
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