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"I believe in the greatness of our democracy."
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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."
"Change represents the real spirit of democracy and the real America."
"The amazing fact is that America is founded on a document. It's a work in progress. It can be tested by each generation."
"The really amazing part, to me, was when Florida made it into the Final Four, the Democrats didn't demand a recount."
"Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans during the Clinton Administration, and we are seeing the same from Democrats under Bush."
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"The election is over, and even though there are people who have different ideologies and beliefs, from now on we must all embrace each other, creating a harmonious and unified new Taiwan through our love and tolerance."
"The road to democracy may be winding and is like a river taking many curves, but eventually the river will reach the ocean."
"I understand the harsh feelings and sentiments from my opponents and their supporters because I myself have been defeated twice in my political life in the past and I understand very well it is hard to accept your own failure."
"We will make every effort to unify all ethnic groups, to strengthen belief in Taiwan and to persist in reform."
"We also intend to deal with the issue of incorporating basic human rights into our new constitution."
"We must not demonstrate any arrogance, and we must refrain from any irrational or undemocratic behavior."
"Even if I were knocked down by one gunshot it wouldn't affect our democracy and I wasn't knocked down and I have great confidence in our democracy and in Taiwan and in the people of Taiwan."
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