Democracy
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
Elections remind us not only of the rights but the responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy.
To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.
Israel was not created in order to disappear — Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.
Islam does not believe in democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or freedom of assembly. It does not separate religion and politics. It is partly a religion, but it is much more than that. It has a political agenda that goes far outside the realm of religion.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
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