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Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought read more
Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.
Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.
Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.
All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.
All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.
To one that advised him to set up a democracy in Sparta, "Pray,"
said Lycurgus, "do you first set read more
To one that advised him to set up a democracy in Sparta, "Pray,"
said Lycurgus, "do you first set a democracy in your own house."
A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the
world.
A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the
world.
A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in
contradistinction to a sovereignty of will.
A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in
contradistinction to a sovereignty of will.
Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.
Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.
As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
Puritanism, believing itself quick with the seed of religious
liberty, laid, without knowing it, the egg of democracy.
Puritanism, believing itself quick with the seed of religious
liberty, laid, without knowing it, the egg of democracy.