"And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers."

Democracy, Separation

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"And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers."

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"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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"In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme."

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"The more I see of democracy the more I dislike it. It just brings everything down to the mere vulgar level of wages and prices, electric light and water closets, and nothing else."

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"Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

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"Democracy is probably the only discovery by mankind which mostly brought it only happiness."

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"Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner."

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"Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them."

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"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."

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"First, how to memorialize the heroes of 9/11; second, something that expresses our resolve."

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