Democracy
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Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in the country.
The objective I propose is quite simple to state: to foster the infrastructure of democracy — the system of a free press, unions, political parties, universities — which allows a people to choose their own way to develop their own culture, to reconcile their own differences through peaceful means.
Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.
Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.
Voting is the only way to make change in a democracy.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
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