"Democracy derailed is democracy denied."

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"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

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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."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

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"Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

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"In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

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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."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"Change represents the real spirit of democracy and the real America."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

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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."

David Herbert Lawrence, English Writer

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"The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all."

John F. Kennedy, American President

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"You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

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"Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance."

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"The President's proposed privatization plan would jeopardize that security by cutting guaranteed benefits for future retirees and endangering the benefits of current retirees, people with disabilities, and children who have lost a parent."

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"The Republican Party is in charge. They've been charge of the Congress and spending for 10 years."

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"We have major fiscal problems on our hand."

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"The education cuts in the President's budget are both irresponsible and morally unjustifiable."

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"The Americans are optimistic by their nature. And they are hopeful."

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"Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority."

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"There's not an appropriations bill in the last 10 years that the-that Democrats passed in the Congress. We haven't spent any money of your taxes in the last decade."

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