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A world of unseen dictatorship is conceivable, still using the forms of democratic government.
Kenneth E. Boulding
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Kenneth E. Boulding
Age: 83 †
Born: 1910
Born: January 18
Died: 1993
Died: March 18
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City of Liverpool
Kenneth Ewart Boulding
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