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    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. . . .

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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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Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's
inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's
inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

by Reinhold Niebuhr 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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Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought read more

Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.

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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.

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In free countries, every man is entitled to express his opinions and every other man is entitled not to listen.

In free countries, every man is entitled to express his opinions and every other man is entitled not to listen.

by G. Norman Collie Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.

I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.

by Lord Hailshan Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into
politicians.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into
politicians.

by Benjamin Disraeli 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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