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"It will take years to bring Iraq the democracy it deserves."
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"Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness."

"You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution."

"Even voting for the right is doing nothing for it. It is only expressing to men feebly your desire that it should prevail. A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men."

"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven."

"I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing."

"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses."
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"In this new century, our commitment to family and to faith, to community and opportunity, to freedom and to hope, will be the light that shines to lead us forward."

"Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry."

"Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide."

"Our American story, for generations, is of a people who seek to move forward. A people who look at a mountain and worry not about the tough climb ahead, but dream about the view from the summit."

"A renewed commitment to the freedom and opportunity of our people is the touchstone of our time. In this new century, where tests are many and challenges change with the shifting of the wind, we must hold fast to the principles that have made our nation the envy of the world."

"It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader."
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