“For undemocratic reasons and for motives not of State, they arrive at their conclusions -- largely inarticulate. Being void of self-expression they confide their views to none; but sometimes in a smoking room, one learns why things were done.”
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Kipling, R. (n.d.). For undemocratic reasons and for motives not of State, they arrive at their conclusions -- largely inarticulate. Being void of self-expression they confide their views to none; but sometimes in a smoking room, one learns why things were done. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36852-for-undemocratic-reasons-and-for-motives-not-of/
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Kipling, Rudyard. “For undemocratic reasons and for motives not of State, they arrive at their conclusions -- largely inarticulate. Being void of self-expression they confide their views to none; but sometimes in a smoking room, one learns why things were done.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36852-for-undemocratic-reasons-and-for-motives-not-of/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Kipling, Rudyard. “For undemocratic reasons and for motives not of State, they arrive at their conclusions -- largely inarticulate. Being void of self-expression they confide their views to none; but sometimes in a smoking room, one learns why things were done.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36852-for-undemocratic-reasons-and-for-motives-not-of/.