One of the peculiarities of the American Revolution was that its leaders pinned their hopes on the organization of decision-making units, the structuring of their incentives, and the counterbalancing of the units against one another, rather than on the more usual (and more exciting) principle of substituting "the good guys" for "the bad guys.".
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Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.
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Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.
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It is much safer to obey, than to govern.
It is much safer to obey, than to govern.
