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Diary Australia

Californian diary

7 February 2015

9:00 AM

7 February 2015

9:00 AM

The American Republic has always been characterized by great political families. From earliest days, from the Adams and the Harrisons through to the Roosevelts and the Rockefellers, elite families have exercised a powerful influence upon US political culture. Now the Republic appears to be emerging as an hereditary democracy, a term often applied to India during the long dominance of the Gandhi family.

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