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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 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.
... 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.".
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.
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.
You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions
You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions
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.
The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management read more
The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery.
Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.
Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.