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The problem of modern democracy is rooted in its neglect of unorganized people.

William Greider

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William Greider
Age: 83 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 6
Died: 2019
Died: December 25
Author
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Journalist
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
William Harold Greider
Modern
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People
Unorganized
Rooted
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Democracy

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