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William Lyon Mackenzie King Quotes: Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.
         

Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.


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Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.
         



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