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"Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems."
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"Passive fatalism can never be the role of a revolutionary party, like the Social Democracy."
"Democracy is government by the people, for the people. Without the responsibility of the people, and without the involvement of the people - all you have left is GOVERNMENT."
"Change represents the real spirit of democracy and the real America."
"Democracy in China is like Viagra; no such thing as free elections."
"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."
"Our nations (India and USA) may have been shaped by differing histories, cultures, and faiths. Yet, our belief in democracy for our nations and liberty for our countrymen is common. The idea that all citizens are created equal is a central pillar of the American constitution. Our founding fathers too shared the same belief and sought individual liberty for every citizen of India."
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"The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism."
"Evil is not to be traced back to the individual but to the collective behavior of humanity."
"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."
"Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, rather than a vindictive, peace."
"Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith."
"Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice."
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