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"Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers."
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"Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness."

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

"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."

"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven."

"I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing."

"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses."
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"Countries that will not tax their elite who expect us to come in and help them serve their people are just not going to get the kind of help from us that historically they may have."

"There is a great deal of political pressure to only talk about abstinence, and to deny support for condoms and education on using them. This policy will lead to the unnecessary deaths of many people."

"Let's not leave an educational vacuum to be filled by religious extremists who go to families who have no other option and offer meals, housing and some form of education. If we are going to combat extremism then we must educate those very same children."

"Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process."

"Both the American people and nations that censor the internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote internet freedom."

"In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not working the way that it should."

"No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days - we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote."
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