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Theodore Parker on Government

1810–1860 United States

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Democracy is direct self-government, over all the people, for all the people, by all the people.

Slavery is in flagrant violation of the institutions of America—direct government—over all the people, by all the people, for all the people.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Theodore Parker (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.