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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.
 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. 
You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions
You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions
 The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into 
politicians.  
 The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into 
politicians. 
... 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.".
 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. . . . 
And wrinkles, the d--d democrats, won't flatter.
And wrinkles, the d--d democrats, won't flatter.
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.
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.