And as far as I know, the complete verbiage was: In a Democracy, the people do not always get the Government they want, but they always get the Government they deserve.
Your argument is with them.
my argument today is with whoever repeats that garbage
No such creature. That's why I'd have to have my fate decided by an American jury; Zimmermann came out unexpectedly ahead, but the jurors had second thoughts, and Zimmermann now seems self-destructive.