Patronage may be the last secret in America. Every day people go on the Phil Donahue or Oprah Winfrey show and reveal the most intimate details of their lives. But its unlikely you'll ever get a group of elected officials to tell tales ofpatronage. Virtually no one in political office is talking (p 168)
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