Karl Marx (1818–1883) German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist
Vol. I, Ch. 7, pg. 213.
(Buch I) (1867)
“Attention Deficit Democracy produces the attitudes, ignorance and arrogance that pave the way to political collapse.”
From Attention Deficit Democracy (Palgrave, 2006) http://www.jimbovard.com/Epigrams%20Attention%20Deficit%20Democracy.htm
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