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2024-01-07 04:29:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3C84CE77366A159BFF447C7C68E00585FB4E0638E13FBDC291BBCBFC6D0E974C
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Original Note:
The real quote is: “A Republic, if you can keep it.” The United States is a Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy. The founding fathers vocally opposed direct democracy because they feared it would lead to mob rule. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/constitutionalconvention-september17.htm https://www.standrewslawreview.com/post/is-the-united-states-a-constitutional-republic
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