Democracy Quotes
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Regarding Georgia's mixed democratic progress, he often used to say: "Georgia made a step forward in terms of democracy, but sometimes when you make a step forward you step in shit.
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We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight for the weak and promote democracy.
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Allowing ourselves to become a nation of silent, secretive, timid citizens is likely to result in a system of democracy and justice that is neither very democratic nor very just.
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The degree to which campaigns have become dominated by marketing is breaking the spirit of democracy, and we're all just so sick of it, across party lines.
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Freedom is not an accident. Progress is not an accident. Democracy is not an accident. These are things that have to be fought for. You’re part of that legacy. They must be won. And they’ve got to be tended to constantly and defended without fail.
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With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system of government to a death spiral.
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I am aware that one should always make room for renewal in politics. A democracy is the healthier for the turnover of the depth of talent there is in its community.
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We can conceive of various kinds of democracy. But my intention is not to treat of every kind, but of that only, 'wherein all, without exception, who owe allegiance to the laws of the country only, and are further independent and of respectable life, have the right of voting in the supreme council and of filling the offices of the dominion.'
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Syllogisms а la mode - If you are against labor racketeers, then you are against the working man. If you are against demagogues, then you are against democracy. If you are against Christianity, then you are against God. If you are against trying a can of Old Dr. Quack's Cancer Salve, then you are in favor of letting Uncle Julius die.
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Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.
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He who attacks the fundamentals of the American broadcasting industry attacks democracy itself.
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In a Democracy, look how many Demagogs that is how many powerful Orators there are with the people.
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A democracy when put to the strain grows weak, and is supplanted by Oligarchy.
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It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.
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Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.
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America had the message of freedom and democracy, but we haven't actually shown that to be what we do in the world. So I think that's a terrifying thing.
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Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens.
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We have a constitutional republic, not a democracy.
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Don't ever dare to take your college as a matter of course - because, like democracy and freedom, many people you'll never know have broken their hearts to get it for you.
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What we have to do is to definitively remove the last vestiges of power from those who treat terms such as 'liberal democracy,' 'free markets' and 'Europe' with suspicion.
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There are certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled. Among these are many, I should say most, of the things that constitute the good life. All are essential to democracy. All are proof against its enemies.
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Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?
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Democracy? I want nothing to do with a system which operates on the premise that my rights don’t exist simply because I am outnumbered.
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How can people in other countries who are trying to grasp our plan of democracy avoid stumbling over our logic when we deny the first steps in democracy to our women?
