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Ghost Dog

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2. Or... Just to cancel any further elections...

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #1)

Mon May 6, 2019, 01:42 AM

May 2019

Like what happened to the Roman Republic.

... the abuse of buying and selling votes crept in and money began to play an important part in determining the elections. Later on, however, this process of corruption spread to the law courts and to the army, and finally, when even the sword became enslaved by the power of gold, the republic was subjected to the rule of the emperors.

- Plutarch.

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