I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist. (Benjamin Disraeli)

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.

Benjamin Disraeli

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