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Democracy

«Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for»
«Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood.»
Author: Augusto Pinochet (President) | About: Democracy | Keywords: bathed
«The Net is the ultimate empowerment tool. You have the right to express your opinion to a global audience, but everyone has the right not to pay any attention to it.»
Author: Don Rittner | About: Democracy, Internet
«Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.»
Author: Edward Albee | About: Democracy | Keywords: at the same time, end up
«Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the basic rules of international life.»
«So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.»
Author: Roger Baldwin | About: Democracy
«People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on the buses and in the subway»
Author: Simeon Strunsky | About: Democracy | Keywords: Aristotle, buses, subway, The Library
«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.»
«So, Two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism»
Author: E. M. Forster (Essayist, Novelist) | About: Democracy | Keywords: admits, permits
«Self-esteem is the basis of any democracy»