"The world must be made safe for democracy."
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"Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt."
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"Justice delayed is democracy denied."
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"Democracy, finally, rests on a higher power than Parliament. It rests on an informed and cultivated and alert public opinion. The Members of Parliament are only representatives of the citizens. They cannot represent apathy and indifference. They can play the part allotted to them only if they represent intelligence and public spiritness."
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"Democracy can survive anything except Democrats"
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"Democracy and dependence on the military and police are incompatible."
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"If factual information upsets you, then you are creating a world that is not embracing objective truths, and that's not how you advance a democracy."
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"We're not perfect, but we do have democracy."
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"The greatest fallacy of democracy is that everyone's opinion is worth the same."
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"Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse."
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"Democracy is in the blood of Musalmans, who look upon complete equality of manhood [mankind]…[and] believe in fraternity, equality and liberty."
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"The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom."
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"The true slogan of a true democracy is not `Let the Government do it' but rather, 'let's do it ourselves'.... This is the spirit of a people dedicated to helping themselves and one another."
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"In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme."
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"Democracy depends on information circulating freely in society."
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"Because they don't teach the truth about the world, schools have to rely on beating students over the head with propaganda about democracy. If schools were, in reality, democratic, there would be no need to bombard students with platitudes about democracy. They would simply act and behave democratically, and we know this does not happen. The more there is a need to talk about the ideals of democracy, the less democratic the system usually is."
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"The election is not a time to discuss serious issues."
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"It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember."
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"Now as through this world I ramble, I see lots of funny men, Some rob you with a six gun, And some with a fountain pen."
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"In vain they seek to hide behind the flag and the Constitution. In their blindness they forget what the flag and the Constitution stand for. Now, as always, they stand for democracy, not tyranny; for freedom, not subjection; and against a dictatorship by mob rule and the over-privileged alike."
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