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William McKinley: The fundamental distinction between true representative government and dictatorship is that in the former every…

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The fundamental distinction between true representative government and dictatorship is that in the former every representative of the people, in whatever office, confines himself strictly within the limits of his defined powers.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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McKinley distinguishes between representative government and dictatorship.

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