Sheldon Whitehouse - Our American history reflects a long-standing tension between people and power....

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Our American history reflects a long-standing tension between people and power. In fact, all government everywhere does. But our American form of government solved the problem, better than most, of moderating this tension between people and power.

Sheldon Whitehouse

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Unsere amerikanische Geschichte spiegelt eine langjährige Spannung zwischen Mensch und Macht wider. Tatsächlich tut das alle Regierungen überall. Aber unsere amerikanische Regierungsform löste das Problem, die Spannung zwischen Volk und Macht zu mildern, besser als die meisten anderen.

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