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Nothing can be
more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or
keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really
the test of civilization.
-- Winston Churchill
1874-1965, British Statesman,
Prime Minister
The ship of
Democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through
the mutiny of those aboard.
-- Grover Cleveland
1837-1908, Twenty-second &
24th President of the USA
The tendency
of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.
-- James F. Cooper
1789-1851, American Novelist
When great
changes occur in history, when great principles are
involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.
-- Eugene V. Debs
1855-1926, American Socialist
Leader
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Nor is the
people's judgment always true: the most may err as grossly
as the few.
-- John Dryden
1631-1700, British Poet,
Dramatist, Critic
Democracy
don't rule the world, you better get that in your head; this
world is ruled by violence, but I guess that's better left
unsaid.
-- Bob Dylan
1941-, American Musician,
Singer, Songwriter
Two cheers for
Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it
permits criticism.
-- Edward M. Forster
1879-1970, British Novelist,
Essayist
Democracy is
based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary
possibilities in ordinary people.
-- Harry Emerson Fosdick
1878-1969, American Minister
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