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It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
 At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little 
man, walking into the little booth, read more 
 At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little 
man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making 
a little cross on a little bit of paper. . . . 
 Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are 
held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable read more 
 Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are 
held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable 
candidates. 
 For poets (bear the word)
 Half-poets even, are still whole democrats.  
 For poets (bear the word)
 Half-poets even, are still whole democrats. 
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.
 Democracy is on trial in the world, on a more colossal scale than 
ever before.  
 Democracy is on trial in the world, on a more colossal scale than 
ever before. 
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.
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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.