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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.
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.
Of democracy, only the shoemaker can make
the shoe. Only the wearer can
tell if it fits.
Of democracy, only the shoemaker can make
the shoe. Only the wearer can
tell if it fits.
Thus our democracy was from an early period the most
aristocratic, and our aristocracy the most democratic.
Thus our democracy was from an early period the most
aristocratic, and our aristocracy the most democratic.
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 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 a system of self-determination. It's the right to make the wrong choice.
Democracy ... is a system of self-determination. It's the right to make the wrong choice.
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.
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.
