#democracy

American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the poorest and most ignorant part of the society. ↗

— Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president. ↗

— Johnny Carson

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And we are grateful to the American young men and women who are risking their lives to give the Iraqi people this chance, this dream of democracy in Iraq now. ↗

— Ahmed Chalabi

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Either we are all free, or we fail; democracy must belong to all of us. ↗

— Dennis Chavez

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A marvel that has nothing to offer, democracy is at once a nation's paradise and its tomb. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear. ↗

— Alan Coren

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Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather boa! ↗

— Allen Ginsberg

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When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to. ↗

— Angela Davis

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Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

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I believe that if Israel were to put an end to the settlements in the West Bank tomorrow, as it did in Gaza, there would still be reluctance on the part of the Palestinian Authority to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish secular democracy. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

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