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		m463 20 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lording it, over: A new history of the modern Brit... I'm sort of amazed that democracies came into existence at all. On the other hand, I guess the actions of kings were a catalyst. (crazy taxation, closing ports, quartering troops, etc)

o11c 20 days ago | [–]

It's not just "kings", but "distant kings" in most cases. The French Revolution being a notable counterexample.

adolph 20 days ago | [–]

I suspect the root of democracy’s success lies in Galton’s observation

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