"Politically, they hail the blessings of democracy and never understand that through democracy we have gained control of their nation. Their book again teaches a benevolent despotic form of government in accordance with the laws of that book, while a democracy is a mob rule which we control through their Churches, our news media and economic institutions."
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Walter White, Jr., The Hidden Tyranny: The Issue That Dwarfs All Other Issues (1978)
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