Quote Genre: Democracy

Walter Winchell – ‘Too many people expect wonde…

‘Too many people expect wonders from democracy when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.’

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E. B. White – ‘Democracy is the recurrent s…

‘Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are fight more than half of the time.’

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George M. Verity – ‘I know that all things consi…

‘I know that all things considered the United States of America with all of its abuses of democracy and of liberty itself is still the garden spot of the world where peace cooperation and constructive effort can and should prevail … Continue reading →

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Alexander Tyler – ‘A democracy cannot exist as …

‘A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse form the public treasury. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising … Continue reading →

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Harry S. Truman – ‘Democracy is based on the co…

‘Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity as well as the inalienable right to govern himself with reason and justice.’

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Charles Alexis Henri Clerel de Tocqueville – ‘Democracy and socialism have…

‘Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.’

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Thucydides – ‘Our constitution is named a …

‘Our constitution is named a democracy because it is in the hands not of the few but of the many. But our laws secure equal justice for all in their private disputes and our public opinion welcomes and honors talent … Continue reading →

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘Every man is wanted and no m…

‘Every man is wanted and no man is wanted much.’

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Joseph R. Sizoo D.D. – ‘Some of us have turned our f…

‘Some of us have turned our freedom into exploitation our land into a dust bowl. We cant make a nation strong when it is held together by the rotten rope of self-interest. Too often we think of democracy only in … Continue reading →

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James Fenimore Cooper – ‘It is a besetting vice of de…

‘It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.’

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