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"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?"
"Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve."
"One has the right to be wrong in a democracy."
"Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness."
"Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again."
"It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting."
"I reject the notion that a high turnout helps Senator Kerry. I think in Florida at least, it's going to help President Bush because we have gotten more registered voters than the Democrats, and our base is just fired up - thanks to your help and a lot of others."
"Another tendency, which is extremely natural to democratic nations and extremely dangerous, is that which leads them to despise and undervalue the rights of private persons. The attachment which men feel to a right, and the respect which they display for it, is generally proportioned to its importance, or to the length of time during which they have enjoyed it. The rights of private persons amongst democratic nations are commonly of small importance, of recent growth, and extremely precarious; the consequence is that they are often sacrificed without regret, and almost always violated without remorse."
"The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness."
Explore more quotes by Ralph Nader
"Every time I see something terrible, it's like I see it at age 19. I keep a freshness that way."
"I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers."
"The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference."
"Let's not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes from a lot of people."
"This country has far more problems than it deserves and far more solutions than it applies."
"A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done."
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