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Democracy Quotes
"Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them."
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"Texas has a lot of challenges, but if I choose to run I will talk about opening democracy to mainstream Texans and not just to a closed circle of entrenched ideologues."
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"My own ideals for the university are those of a genuine democracy and serious scholarship. These two, indeed, seem to go together."
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"In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy."
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"I think Democrats keep the commandments of the Lord more."
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"Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy in this country."
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"Real Democrats don't make promises they can't keep."
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"Democrats can't get elected unless things get worse - and things won't get worse unless they get elected."
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"But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet these challenges."
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"If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice."
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"Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel."
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"We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation."
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"No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any more than the insurgents can impose a theocracy."
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"You get fifteen democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions."
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"Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed."
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"I believe in trade unionism, and I believe in democracy, in democratic trade unionism."
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"We need to show the Congress that our Government is no longer on sale to the highest bidder. It belongs to the voters."
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"Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East."
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"You've got the brain-washed, that's the Democrats, and the brain-dead, that's the Republicans!"
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"I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats."
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"Today, Democrats not only have the White House; they have the Senate too. So we have to be realistic about what we can and cannot achieve, while at the same recognizing that realism should never be confused with capitulation."
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"A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy."
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"Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few."
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"When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans."
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"Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates."
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"I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers; what I said was all saloonkeepers are Democrats."
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"It means that, in fact, it's - whether fascist is the right word I don't know - more of a plutocracy than anything resembling a democracy; it has become a nation controlled by a very small, very wealthy elite."
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"Either we are all free, or we fail; democracy must belong to all of us."
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"The majority does not rule in America, but the minority shouldn't hijack it. And it's because we're afraid. They have isolated us and made us feel as though we're alone. We're not."
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"You would like me to say that the veil will be ripped from the voters' eyes sometime between now and November, thereby restoring the proper version of Democracy to the House and Senate. I won't say that, of course. The simple reason is, I don't know."
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"Even though the Bush campaign ad tells you that Afghanistan is a new democracy at the Olympics because of Bush's efforts, Afghanistan hasn't actually had an election."
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"After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first."
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"Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism."
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"Prediction? The Democrats will win. I think it will be a close win, both for the House and for the Senate."
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"Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy."
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"If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama."
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"I reject the notion that a high turnout helps Senator Kerry. I think in Florida at least, it's going to help President Bush because we have gotten more registered voters than the Democrats, and our base is just fired up - thanks to your help and a lot of others."
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"Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke."
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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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"Speak up! We live in a democracy. We all need to make sure our voices are heard and our opinions are known."
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"In Jefferson's mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism."
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"Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms."
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"Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness."
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