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Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present Quotes: You know history better than I do, you've been teaching all your life. Without real opposition you get dictators down the line. Idi, Amin, Mugabe. No democracy without opposition.
         

You know history better than I do, you've been teaching all your life. Without real opposition you get dictators down the line. Idi, Amin, Mugabe. No democracy without opposition.


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This page presents the quote "You know history better than I do, you've been teaching all your life. Without real opposition you get dictators down the line. Idi, Amin, Mugabe. No democracy without opposition.". Author of this quote is Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present. This quote is about democracy, dictatorship,.