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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.

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Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.

Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.

by Walter Winchell Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility.

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility.

by Norman Cousins Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions

You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions

by Patrick Leahy Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

by Jawaharlal Nehru Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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And wrinkles, the d--d democrats, won't flatter.

And wrinkles, the d--d democrats, won't flatter.

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Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, read more

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

by John Adams Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions--it only
guarantees equality of opportunity.

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions--it only
guarantees equality of opportunity.

by John Dryden Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of read more

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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