A Quote by Glenn Greenwald

You can offer the ability to citizens to choose from one of the two parties and elect their leaders as much as you want. But "democracy" is an illusion - a sham - if the most significant acts taken by those leaders are kept concealed from the citizenry.

Glenn Greenwald

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Ability Acts Choose Citizenry Citizens Concealed Democracy Elect Illusion Kept Leaders Most Much Offer Parties Sham Significant Taken Those Two Want

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Glenn Greenwald
American - Journalist
Born: March 6, 1967

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