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Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can be easily lost, but is never finally won.

William H. Hastie

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William H. Hastie
Age: 71 †
Born: 1904
Born: November 17
Died: 1976
Died: April 14
Judge
Lawyer
Knoxville
Tennessee
Black mamba
Conditions
Becoming
Democracy
Rather
Process
Static
Lost
Condition
Never
Easily
Finally

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