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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool” (As You Like It)

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Paul Evans

Attempting to ‘restore faith in politics’ often damages democracy

I published this on Medium earlier today.

“This is bad. Very bad” Trying to restore faith in politics damages democracy. https://t.co/4D3nTY3D2j pic.twitter.com/FxpPaK43UH

— (((Paul Evans))) (@Paul0Evans1) July 6, 2016

This entry was posted in Democracy, Representative Democracy, UK Politics, Voting and Elections and tagged Brexit, Petitions, Referendums on July 6, 2016 by Paul Evans.

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