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    I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.

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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.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions

You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions

by Patrick Leahy Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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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.

by John Dryden Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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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.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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Democ'acy gives every man
A right to be his own oppressor.

Democ'acy gives every man
A right to be his own oppressor.

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Thunder on! Stride on! Democracy. Strike with vengeful
strokes.

Thunder on! Stride on! Democracy. Strike with vengeful
strokes.

by Walt Whitman Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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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.

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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.

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A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the
world.

A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the
world.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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