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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.
Drawn to the dregs of a democracy.
Drawn to the dregs of a democracy.
 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. 
Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.
Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.
Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either for church or commonwealth. If read more
Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either for church or commonwealth. If the people be governors, who shall be governed?
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
 You can never have a revolution in order to establish a 
democracy. You must have a democracy in order read more 
 You can never have a revolution in order to establish a 
democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a 
revolution. 
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.
In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the read more
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.