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Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.

The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.

The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.

The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era.

America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.

Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.

Democracy passes into despotism.

We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation.