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Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after theyve told y

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after theyve told you what it is you want to hear. – Alan Coren

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Television is more interesting than people. If it were not, we should have people standing in the corners of our rooms. – Alan Coren

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