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"One has the right to be wrong in a democracy."
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"In order to build basic democracy here we'll need lives of two generations - at least forty years."

"If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost."

"This is my fourth term and my seventh year. My first year was in 1997, the same year for Vic Snyder. It is still exciting to be there even though Washington is not run by Democrats right now, but we are working very hard."

"So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy unless you have a market economy."

"Democracy, it appears, is a bit chancy. But its chances also depend on what we do ourselves."

"We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad."

"Democrats were simply hoping to win some political points by getting their outlandish rhetoric published in the newspapers and heard on the talk shows."
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"If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world."

"The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed."

"A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.""
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