The Will of the People

From The Ominous Parallels, for comparison purposes:
“The will of ‘the people,’ it seemed, was unmistakable. The [Socialists], however, had grasped the lesson of Hegel and were undeterred: they understood that the people does not know what it wills.”

From President Barack Obama to George Stephanopoulos:
“ ‘I think the assumption was if I just focus on policy, if I just focus on this provision or that law or if we're making a good rational decision here, then people will get it.’ ”