The passive prey of a democratic parody
“We convulsed a continent for our independence only to become the passive prey of a democratic parody, the helpless victims of scoundrels and cut-throats, our institutions a mockery, our laws a farce”
Joseph Conrad
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Powerful quote, Styles. It would be interesting to figure out excactly how the people become “passive prey”. Is it their loyalty and respect for the people they put in power, or are they busy working on their lives that they don’t realize the “democratic parody”?