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Quotes from Essays and Sketches of Life and Character — John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

1792–1878 England

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Government will always be conducted for the benefit of those who govern. If the few alone govern, the interests of the few only will be provided for; if the people themselves have a share in the government, the interests of the many will be consulted.

Essays and Sketches of Life and Character (1820)

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