...whenever it is necessary that one of several conflicting opinions should prevail and when one would have to be made to prevail by force if need be, it is less wasteful to determine which has the stronger support by counting numbers than by fighting. Democracy is the only method of peaceful change that man has yet been discovered.
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Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future.
Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future.
The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal.
The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.
Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.
Fifty-one percent of a nation can establish a totalitarian regime, suppress minorities and still remain democratic.
Fifty-one percent of a nation can establish a totalitarian regime, suppress minorities and still remain democratic.
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
I was known as the chief grave robber of my state.
I was known as the chief grave robber of my state.
A war for a great principle ennobles a nation.
A war for a great principle ennobles a nation.
Laywers, I suppose, were children once.
Laywers, I suppose, were children once.
