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"A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare."
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"If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice."
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"Passive fatalism can never be the role of a revolutionary party, like the Social Democracy."
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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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"Democracy is probably the only discovery by mankind which mostly brought it only happiness."
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"If you believe in democracy, make arrangements to distribute property as widely as possible."
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"To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy."
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"Democracy is government by the people, for the people. Without the responsibility of the people, and without the involvement of the people - all you have left is GOVERNMENT."
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"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven."
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"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage."
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"In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press."
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"With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high."
Control
"All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies."
Leadership
"America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections."
Electoral
"In the House, Republican prospects have been buoyed by several successful rounds of redistricting, which have sharply reduced the number of competitive seats and given the Republicans a national advantage of at least a dozen seats."
Success
"Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for their party (via partisan gerrymanders)."
Gain
"Congress requires states to draw single-member districts."
Legislature
"While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance."
Democracy
"Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards."
Government
"Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College."
College
"Second, the President's popularity has not translated into increased support for the Republican party or for the policies and approaches on domestic policy championed by the President."
Policy
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