We will teach them to win referendums. For a referendum is an ideal way to manipulate people while maintaining their illusion of having chosen their fate on their own.

— Yurii Andrukhovych

Ми навчимо їх перемагати у референдумах. Бо референдум — це Ідеальний спосіб маніпулювати людьми, залишаючи в них ілюзію, нібито вони самі вирішують свою долю.

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