#substitutes

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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#corrupt #democracy #election #few #incompetent

Ours is the age of substitutes: instead of language, we have jargon: instead of principles, slogans: and, instead of genuine ideas, bright ideas. ↗

— Eric Bentley

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#bright #genuine #ideas #instead #jargon