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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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To one that advised him to set up a democracy in Sparta, "Pray,"
said Lycurgus, "do you first set read more

To one that advised him to set up a democracy in Sparta, "Pray,"
said Lycurgus, "do you first set a democracy in your own house."

by Lycurgus Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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Democ'acy gives every man
A right to be his own oppressor.

Democ'acy gives every man
A right to be his own oppressor.

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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the
world.

A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the
world.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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Thunder on! Stride on! Democracy. Strike with vengeful
strokes.

Thunder on! Stride on! Democracy. Strike with vengeful
strokes.

by Walt Whitman Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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... government that "substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.".

... government that "substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.".

by George Bernard Shaw 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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Caesarism is democracy without liberty.
[Fr., Le Cesarisme, c'est la democratie sans la liberte.]

Caesarism is democracy without liberty.
[Fr., Le Cesarisme, c'est la democratie sans la liberte.]

by Taxile Delord Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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