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The superiority of the American system over more centralized states (particularly China) is that federalism allows decentralization and accountability, whereas centralized systems like China lack both free press and rule of law

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Speaker

Niall Ferguson

Evidence Quote

“it's one of the keys to the superiority of the american system over the more centralized states... china... suffers from the chronic pathologies of excessive centralization and lack of any accountability through a free press of the rule of law”

Source

Niall Ferguson: Why Great Civilizations Rise and Fall— Joe Lonsdale
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:12:38 AM

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