We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down.

Aneurin Bevan

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The political center Political ideology Politics

Author

Aneurin Bevan

Source

The Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Bevan, Aneurin. The Observer. 6 Dec. 1953.

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at once, but lies
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in repose, distinct.

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Denise Levertov
Source
Pleasures
Medium
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Language
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Time
1959 1950s 20th century
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The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.

James Madison

Federalist 47

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Tyranny Political theory Politics

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James Madison
Source
Federalist 47 The Federalist Papers
Medium
Essay
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1788 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 47: The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts." New York Packet, 1 Feb. 1788.

Current Citation

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