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"I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred."
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"The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security."
"There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion."
"An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination."
"Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles."
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"If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual."
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"I conclude that it is a fundamental mistake to think that salvation, justice, or virtue come through merely human institutions."
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