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2023-05-05 21:22:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4403909C8775FD16FDED40055ADF40DD518A2C7DE84A5FC251D72AFC38185B56
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This shortened quote is often interpreted as "the voice of the people is the voice of god", an old proverb. It was first recorded ca. 798 in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne, in which he warned this was a dangerous belief because the people should be led, not followed. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191826719.001.0001/q-oro-ed4-00000192;jsessionid=2EDD03E2430D6525D8731BD7F041FBAD
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