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demagogues

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He said the corporation was "the best defence of truth and trust against the lies of dictators and demagogues".

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Comedies like “The Acharnians” and “Lysistrata” critiqued ongoing wars, while “The Knights” ridiculed demagogues such as Cleon.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025

Racism has bedeviled this continent for centuries, but demagogues who seek power through raw resentment fail all the time.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2024

That democracy can degenerate into tyranny through freely elected demagogues is an abiding paradox.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023

Atticus Finch was right when he said the only good the University did Henry was let him make friends with Alabama’s future politicians, demagogues, and statesmen.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee