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The Sortition (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠democracy's answer to the fixer: even the man who hangs the jurors' tickets is chosen by lot, lest the same person could tamper every time.

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The Sortition (n.) mocks ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the law of property qualifications: treasurers must legally be of the richest class, yet whoever the lot falls on serves, even a poor man.