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“I have ever observed that a choice by the people themselves is not generally distinguished for its wisdom.
The first secretion from them is generally crude and heterogeneous. But give to those so chosen by the people a second choice themselves, and they generally choose wise men.” His aim was, he said, “to get the wisest men chosen, and to make them perfectly independent when chosen.”
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The first secretion from them is generally crude and heterogeneous. But give to those so chosen by the people a second choice themselves, and they generally choose wise men.” His aim was, he said, “to get the wisest men chosen, and to make them perfectly independent when chosen.”
