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Democracies Have Quotes

Hillary Clinton quote: "Democracies have to be careful that they do not become so..."
Democracies have to be careful that they do not become so process-driven. Hillary Clinton
on Democracies:"there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths. James Madison
...that kind of skeptical questioning, don't accept what authority tells you -attitude of science- is also nearly identical to the attitude of mind necessary for a functioning democracy. Science and democracy have very consonant values and approaches, and I don't think you can have one without the other. Carl Sagan
Acts of anti-Semitism in countries throughout the world, including some of the world's strongest democracies, have increased significantly in frequency and scope over the last several years. Tim Holden
Paul Wellstone quote: "Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest..."
Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities. Paul Wellstone
Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it's no longer democracy, is it? It's something else. It may be an inch away from totalitarianism. Sam Shepard
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. Alexis de Tocqueville
Benjamin Franklin quote: "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for..."
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin quote: "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for..."
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. Benjamin Franklin
Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns in to universal, rather than religion-specific, values... it requires that their proposals be subject to argument and amenable to reason. Now I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons, to take one example, but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church or evoke God's will. I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people... Barack Obama
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for..."
Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Ambrose Bierce
Romano Prodi quote: "Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of..."
Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized. Romano Prodi
Rick Perry quote: "Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry."
Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry. Rick Perry
Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have. Jon Voight
Democracy may have arisen in the West as the way of striving for the universal aspiration to dignity and freedom, but it isn't alien to the underlying concepts that infuse religion and moral philosophy everywhere. Flora Lewis

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