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Democracy Quotes
"While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance."
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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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"Those who abhors democracy would rarely immigrate to an authoritarian state if they have to."
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"Propaganda is to a democracy what violence is to a dictatorship."
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"Democracy for us tends to be has to do with who shouts the loudest!"
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"The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it."
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"A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy."
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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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"The Communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed."
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"Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic - Western democracy is merely a domestic convenience of consumerism."
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"I believe in trade unionism, and I believe in democracy, in democratic trade unionism."
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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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"Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates."
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"Real Democrats don't make promises they can't keep."
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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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"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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"Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific."
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"I am more convinced than ever that a lively two party system is essential to our democracy."
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"Moreover, as we live in an era of the ascendancy of democracy and human rights, we must see that Taiwan has been a vibrant democracy with a democratically elected president and legislature."
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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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"In this film George presents issues that are important, essential and vital, whoever you are, about constitutional rights and the bedrock of a democracy. I am drawn to those kinds of stories because they inspire me - they are responsible to a populace and responsible to man."
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"The fact is that we wouldn't be in Iraq if it weren't for Democrats like Senator Kerry."
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"And they understand that to be an effective member of a democracy, you have to accept responsibility."
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"Reading builds the educated and informed electorate so vital to our democracy."
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"Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant."
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"I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there."
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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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"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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"What we say is that democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens. But if you stand in line for six hours, technically, today there is no document, no standard, no law that says that that's wrong."
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"Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them."
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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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"My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy."
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"Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements."
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"But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance."
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"The worldwide, agelong struggle between fascism and democracy will not stop when the fighting ends in Germany and Japan."
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