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#aristocracy — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
    "Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords."

    "On Tuesday night members of the upper chamber dropped objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited seats in Parliament along with their aristocratic titles."
    apnews.com/article/uk-house-of
    #aristocracy #nobility #privilege #democracy #legitimacy #parliament #British #monarchy

  2. A quotation from John Adams

    The fundamental Article of my political Creed is, that Despotism, or unlimited Sovereignty, or absolute Power is the Same in a Majority of a popular Assembly, an Aristocratical Counsel, an Oligarchical Junto and a Single Emperor. Equally arbitrary cruel bloody and in every respect, diabolical.

    John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
    Letter (1815-11-13) to Thomas Jefferson

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/1455/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #absolutepower #aristocracy #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #evil #government #monarchy #oligarchy #tyranny #tyrannyofthemajority