A brass ship's wheel with differently colored handles on a grey-green surface.

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Chester Bowles

Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Running a government matters too much, and touches too many lives, to leave solely to professional politicians. It's an argument that ordinary citizens should stay involved and watchful rather than handing the whole thing over.

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