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James Beck: “If the revolt were confined to autocratic governments, we might see in it merely a reaction against tyranny; but even in…”

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If the revolt were confined to autocratic governments, we might see in it merely a reaction against tyranny; but even in the most stable of democracies and among the most enlightened peoples, the underground rumblings of revolution may be heard.
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James Beck
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Beck warns that revolutionary sentiments are emerging even in well-established democracies.

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