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"We have had a long wait for democracy."
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"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses."
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"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."
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"The Constitution itself, the DNA of the country, can be altered by the collective will of the people, making America a self-evolving and self-writing program."
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"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers."
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"The more I see of democracy the more I dislike it. It just brings everything down to the mere vulgar level of wages and prices, electric light and water closets, and nothing else."
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"The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all."
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"Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant."
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"The last two elections were stolen. They were stolen and so we will not rest until we reclaim our democracy and this is what today is all about."
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"There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy."
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"Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself."
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"Even if I were knocked down by one gunshot it wouldn't affect our democracy and I wasn't knocked down and I have great confidence in our democracy and in Taiwan and in the people of Taiwan."
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"The road to democracy may be winding and is like a river taking many curves, but eventually the river will reach the ocean."
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"We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives."
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"I understand the harsh feelings and sentiments from my opponents and their supporters because I myself have been defeated twice in my political life in the past and I understand very well it is hard to accept your own failure."
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"We must not demonstrate any arrogance, and we must refrain from any irrational or undemocratic behavior."
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"I believe in the greatness of our democracy."
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"We will make every effort to unify all ethnic groups, to strengthen belief in Taiwan and to persist in reform."
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"We have had a long wait for democracy."
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"Secondly I would like to make continuous efforts of stabilising cross Strait relations, eventually reaching peace across the Taiwan strait and stability and security in the Asia Pacific region."
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"However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan's democracy."
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