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A Little Book in C Major, ch. 5, § 25 (1916) - Mencken, H. L. | WIST Quotations
Democracy is the theory that two thieves will steal less than one, and three less than two, and four less than three, and so on ad infinitum. Variant: DEMOCRACY. The theory that two thieves will steal less than one, and three less than two, and four less than three, and…