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"In Jefferson's mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism."
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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."
"The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied."
"The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here."
"Democracy can exist only in the countries where people are brave! Coward nations always live under the authoritarian regimes!"
"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven."
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"The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the actual achievement of the American nation points towards an adequate and fruitful definition of the democratic ideal."
"The combination of Federalism and Republicanism which formed the substance of the system, did not constitute a progressive and formative political principle, but it pointed in the direction of a constructive formula."
"Unless the great majority of Americans not only have, but believe they have, a fair chance, the better American future will be dangerously compromised."
"American history contains much matter for pride and congratulation, and much matter for regret and humiliation."
"When Jefferson and the Republicans rallied to the Union and to the existing Federalist organization, the fabric of traditional American democracy was almost completely woven."
"The interest which lay behind Federalism was that of well-to-do citizens in a stable political and social order, and this interest aroused them to favor and to seek some form of political organization which was capable of protecting their property and promoting its interest."
"The first phase of American political history was characterized by the conflict between the Federalists and the Republicans, and it resulted in the complete triumph of the latter."
"The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal national Promise."
"The only fruitful promise of which the life of any individual or any nation can be possessed, is a promise determined by an ideal."
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