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The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

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Will Durant
Age: 96 †
Born: 1885
Born: November 5
Died: 1981
Died: November 7
Historian
Philosopher
Writer
North Adams
Massachusetts
William James Will Durant
William James Durant
Political
Divided
Triumph
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Machines
Majority
Politics
Triumphs
Acting
Minority
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Minorities

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