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| | *[[Ronald Reagan]] was a "C" student and a "B" actor who was second-rate at virtually everything he did outside of politics, and yet won landslides to become president and embodied the best of the public in his speeches and political philosophy. He was underestimated by all of his political opponents. His famous "tear down this wall!" speech was mocked and yet achieved the seemingly impossible, peacefully. | | *[[Ronald Reagan]] was a "C" student and a "B" actor who was second-rate at virtually everything he did outside of politics, and yet won landslides to become president and embodied the best of the public in his speeches and political philosophy. He was underestimated by all of his political opponents. His famous "tear down this wall!" speech was mocked and yet achieved the seemingly impossible, peacefully. |
| | *the recall of the governor, the attorney general, and another top official in North Dakota in 1921—who were corrupt politicians devoted to state ownership of industry—was organized and achieved by someone who never held public office<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/23/opinion/recalling-the-first-recall.html?pagewanted=1</ref> | | *the recall of the governor, the attorney general, and another top official in North Dakota in 1921—who were corrupt politicians devoted to state ownership of industry—was organized and achieved by someone who never held public office<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/23/opinion/recalling-the-first-recall.html?pagewanted=1</ref> |
| − | *the "[[common law]]" developed over centuries based on many day-to-day judicial decisions, relying on logic, custom and precedent, and such law was considered better than a statute drafted by one or a few experts | + | *the "[[common law]]" developed over centuries based on many day-to-day judicial decisions, relying on logic, custom and precedent, and such law was considered better than a statute drafted by one or a few experts<ref>http://essaycrew.com/</ref> |
| | *the [[U.S. Constitution]], in its prohibition on nobility and religious tests for office, its frequent elections of House members, and its term limitation on the president. | | *the [[U.S. Constitution]], in its prohibition on nobility and religious tests for office, its frequent elections of House members, and its term limitation on the president. |
| | *the [[Australian]] 2020 summit employed the best of the public by bringing together 1,000 people from all over Australia to discuss and make plans for the country's future.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/summit-not-just-another-talkfest/story-e6frg726-1111115465754</ref> | | *the [[Australian]] 2020 summit employed the best of the public by bringing together 1,000 people from all over Australia to discuss and make plans for the country's future.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/summit-not-just-another-talkfest/story-e6frg726-1111115465754</ref> |