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Checks and balances will fail without virtue. There are plenty of examples of that around the world. Checks and balances are fundamentally nothing more than wor
by jltsiren 3y ago
Checks and balances will fail without virtue. There are plenty of examples of that around the world. Checks and balances are fundamentally nothing more than words on a paper. They cannot be stronger than the elites' belief in their legitimacy.
- refurb 3y agoThat's true to an extent, but you're viewing it in too black and white a way. A system with checks and balances can be subverted, but it's still better than a system without them.