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The lemon principle, democratic politics, and Frank Knight's First Law of Talk

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Kern, W.S. The lemon principle, democratic politics, and Frank Knight's First Law of Talk. Public Choice 59, 83–87 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00119451

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