Democratic Quotes

• The good news about psychedelics is that they are incredibly democratic. Even the clueless can be swept along if the dose is sufficient.

  

  Terence McKenna
  • News
  • Sufficient
  • Clueless

• The opinion of the majority was in his view not what mattered; rather, it was the opinion of the wise, those guided by reason, that counted. When put on trial by a jury of 500 of his fellow citizens for purportedly denying the gods of the city and replacing them with new ones, and in general corrupting the youth – the real motive may have been his associations with certain anti-democratic political figures of the day – he defended himself, Plato tells us, by claiming that he was divinely called to lead others to the improvement of their souls. Naturally, this democratic assembly had him executed.

  

  Edward Feser
  • Reason
  • Opinion
  • Citizens

• I don't accept armed struggle. Maybe it was the way in the '50s and '60s, but we want a democratic revolution.

  

  Evo Morales
  • Struggle
  • Revolution
  • Accepting

• As a soldier, I've served with the most brave people in an institution that's built on integrity, honor, and duty. This is why I'm working very hard to support Senator Bernie Sanders - not only to get through the Democratic primary, but also to win the presidency. He is the only candidate on both sides who understands the cost of war, who has that foresight to keep our country safe, and who will make sure that our military power is not being when and where it shouldn't be.

  

  Tulsi Gabbard
  • Support
  • Soldier
  • Institution

• And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it's sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms.

  

  Wole Soyinka
  • Facts
  • Term
  • Form

• Faster roads are not always safer roads - and virtually all societies, democratic or authoritarian, prefer safety over speed, even if many of their citizens enjoy fast driving.

  

  Evgeny Morozov
  • Enjoy
  • Speed
  • Democratic

• We must face the ultimate contradiction that our free and democratic society was made possible by massive slave labor.

  

  David Brion Davis
  • Possible
  • Ultimate
  • Contradiction

• It didn’t matter the quality of the writing— Callie’s fantasies about her fictional heroes were entirely democratic.

  

  Sarah MacLean
  • Writing
  • Democratic

• American is the first democratic nation-state.

  

  Stephen Ambrose
  • Democratic

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