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As long as elites persist in unmerited deference to and flattery of the majority, containing the dangers of voter irrationality will be very hard.

Doubt the Vote, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

My favorite from the Cato Unbound essay: As long as elites persist in unmerited deference to and flattery of the ...

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The influence of the priesthood over the people was fostered by the remembrance of the events to which he had alluded; and the idea of unmerited and mutual suffering; and no doubt could be entertained, from their present feelings, that if the Roman Catholics were admitted to the enjoyment of political power, their first exertion would be to restore their religion to its original supremacy; and to recover the possessions and property of which they had been stripped by the reformation.

Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century Arthur Wellesley Wellington 1810

Government, Madison wrote, should discourage the unnecessary accumulation of great wealth - especially "unmerited" fortunes derived from public patronage.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

The court ruled that the duke's use of the Savoy name had been "unmerited" and ordered him to bring his "harmful conduct" to an immediate end.

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• flows from a love that come through the recognition that wonderful gifts are given to us "unmerited", leading to gratitude.

Alan Lurie: Bad Banker 2009

Often we have a negative association as to what constitutes "modern" or "contemporary" church architecture -- and often, this is not unmerited.

A Consideration of Two Very Different Directions in "Contemporary" Church Architecture 2009

Although they may restrain all outward show, strong men, under unmerited misfortune, are sometimes very close to tears. just then the vision of his little California home, and of the wife and two yellow-haired boys, was strong upon him, and there was a strange, choking sensation in his throat, which made him afraid that if he attempted to speak he would sob instead.

The Lost Poacher 2010

I suspect without the head honcho people will be less apt to post to our well-qualified, but unmerited community.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Business trip! 2009

This example of unmerited suffering is the greatest example for us to loose ourselves for the sake of our community in being renewed, refreshed and rejuvenated as we begin a New Year of unprecedented possibilities.

Reverend William E. Flippin, Jr.: It's Time To Lose Our Luggage Jr. Reverend William E. Flippin 2011