John Dalberg-Acton - The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of th...

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The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition.

John Dalberg-Acton

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Das Schicksal jeder Demokratie, jeder Regierung, die auf der Souveränität des Volkes beruht, hängt von den Entscheidungen ab, die zwischen diesen entgegengesetzten Prinzipien, der absoluten Macht einerseits und den Beschränkungen der Rechtmäßigkeit und der Autorität der Tradition, getroffen werden.

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