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Democracy Quotes
"So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy unless you have a market economy."
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"Don't worry if they're Democrats or Republicans. Give them service and they'll become Democrats."
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"I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers; what I said was all saloonkeepers are Democrats."
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"A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way."
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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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"I believe in the greatness of our democracy."
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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 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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"Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel."
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"We cannot cut and run. If we are to ensure freedom and democracy, it is essential that we follow through on our obligation to bring about stability in Iraq."
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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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"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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"My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy."
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"Television is democracy at its ugliest."
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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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"I believe in trade unionism, and I believe in democracy, in democratic trade unionism."
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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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"Democrats were simply hoping to win some political points by getting their outlandish rhetoric published in the newspapers and heard on the talk shows."
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"Reading builds the educated and informed electorate so vital to our democracy."
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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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"Those who abhors democracy would rarely immigrate to an authoritarian state if they have to."
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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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"Democracy for us tends to be has to do with who shouts the loudest!"
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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 difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?"
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"For not only every democracy, but certainly every republic, bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction."
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"A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy."
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"And in a democracy, when we say we're mad at what's going on, what we need to be saying is we're mad at ourselves."
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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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"Right-to-life groups won't fund us because we're Democrats."
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"In Jefferson's mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism."
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"Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism."
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"I will always remember and we must all remember that Democrats are our political rivals, not our enemies, and they deserve our respect."
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"Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."
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"Politicians, no matter who they are, shouldn't be able to manipulate the public on a single issue and then call an election at the height of support - that's a little bit of a manipulation of democracy."
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"In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks."
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"Every poll shows that most journalists are Democrats."
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