A Quote by Arundhati Roy

The crisis of modern democracy is a profound one. Free elections, a free press and an independent judiciary mean little when the free market has reduced them to commodities available on sale to the highest bidder.

Arundhati Roy

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Quote Author

Arundhati Roy
Indian - Writer
Born: November 24, 1961

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