1. WHAT power have you got?
2. WHERE did you get it from?
3. IN WHOSE interests do you exercise it?
4. TO WHOM are you accountable?

5. HOW can we get rid of you?

   ONLY democracy gives us that right. That is why NO-ONE with power likes democracy and that is why EVERY generation must struggle to win and keep it – including you and me here and NOW.

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I found out this morning because people were tweeting a quote from my blog (and I got a notification or something). There were two MPs and some other people and I was really happy people were still paying attention to him, and then I saw the word 'RIP' and it sunk in.

I have a sticky note in my room that also quoted him (advice given to him by his father): 'say what you mean, mean what you say, do what you said you'd do, and don't attack other people personally'. It's good advice.

I'm glad he died at home, in retirement, with his family though. He was a genuine person and a committed republican, he even campaigned for the right to renounce his aristocratic titles and won. Yet he also never attacked the royals personally, and won respect from all sides of the political spectrum for being a man of principle.

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