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~ Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be ~  ~ People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote - a very different thing. ~ ~ Democracy is an abuse of statistics. ~ ~ Democracy is like a raft: It won't sink, but you will always have your feet wet ~ ~ The happiest thing that can be said about democracy... is that it is one of the few systems that has been willing to risk a long period of confusion and mixed purposes for the sake of giving man a chance to grow up in mind and responsibility ~ ~ Democracy cannot flourish half rich and half poor, any more than it can flourish half free and half slave ~ ~ Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary ~ ~ Democracy is an experiment, and the right of the majority to rule is no more inherent than the right of the minority to rule; and unless the majority represents sane, righteous, unselfish public sentiment, it has no inherent right ~ ~ Because of our Congressional committee system, our government is closer to a gerontocracy than a democracy. ~ ~ We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale of our wealth but from the power of our ideals - opportunity, democracy, liberty and hope ~ ~ The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not ~ ~ 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. ~  |
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