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"In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks."
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"So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy unless you have a market economy."
"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven."
"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses."
"You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box."
"I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats."
"A marvel that has nothing to offer, democracy is at once a nation's paradise and its tomb."
"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."
"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question."
"I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone."
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"I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics."
"It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems."
"I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics."
"It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good for business as well, by and large."
"I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated."
"Undoubtedly, at the moment, the major cause of CO2 emission is what happens in developed countries."
"But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence of political leadership."
"I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other."
"I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor."
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