#democracy

Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization. ↗

— Winston Churchill

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The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here. ↗

— Antonio Villaraigosa

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Democracy may mean something more than a theoretically absolute popular government, but it assuredly cannot mean anything less. ↗

— Herbert Croly

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As you know from reading many of these Negro writers, we don't deal too much with the discussion of democracy and what it means and how improvisation fits in all that. ↗

— Stanley Crouch

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It's a democracy and if I am outvoted, I have to accept the majority decisions. ↗

— Moshe Dayan

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Now undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure. We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces, and we'll defend them passionately when projects are announced. We live in a democracy, and we like to debate these things, often for many years. ↗

— Evan Davis

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I am more convinced than ever that a lively two party system is essential to our democracy. ↗

— Stockwell Day

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Being human means throwing your whole life on the scales of destiny when need be, all the while rejoicing in every sunny day and every beautiful cloud. ↗

— Rosa Luxemburg

#humanism #marxism #poetry #rosa-luxemburg #beauty

I'd like people to be educated on the voting machines, making sure that our democracy isn't being hijacked by computer technology. There's no reason there can't be a paper trail on those machines. ↗

— Eddie Vedder

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Before Katrina, you didn't see criticism of the Bush administration in the media. Here they are, stealing elections, enacting illegal wars, huge crimes against humanity and democracy, and you didn't even see criticism. It wasn't until Katrina that people started to come down on them. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#against #before #bush #bush administration #come