The tragedy of the modern democracies is that they have not yet succeeded in realizing democracy.
A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in contradistinction to a sovereignty of will.
Democracy is not a Beloved Republic really, and never will be. But it is less hateful than other contemporary forms of government, and to that extent deserves our support.
If democracy is a means rather than an end, its limits must be determined in the light of the purpose we want it to serve.
The conception that government should be guided by majority opinion makes sense only if that opinion is independent of government. The ideal of democracy rests on the belief that the view which will direct government emerges from an independent and spontaneous process. It requires, therefore, the existence of a large sphere independent of majority control in which the opinions of the individuals are formed.
Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal
Be assured, fellow citizens, that in a democracy it is the laws that guard the person of the citizen and the constitution of the state, whereas the despot and the oligarch find their protection in suspicion and in armed guards.
Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.
The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.
We in universities are not in the democracy business. What we do, when we're doing it, is teach and learn.
It's politely assumed that democracy is a means of containing and restraining violence. But violence comes not from genes but from ideas
This is supposed to be a participatory democracy and if we're not in there participating then the people that will manipulate and exploit the system will step in there.
Small use it will be to save democracy for the race if we cannot save the race for democracy.
We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad.
The real danger of democracy is, that the classes which have the power under it will assume all the rights and reject all the duties-that is, that they will use the political power to plunder those-who-have.
What we are doing in fact is recovering and progressing and sustaining the recovery of our democracy.
There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.
We have had a long wait for democracy.
The Greens have every right to run, that's what democracy is, and they should argue their point by saying how they think people should vote, not by telling us to be silent.
Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help.
In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and absolute freedom in a necessity of order, has never been so promising as an independent expression as it is today.
The nature of a democracy consists to an important degree in the right of the people to criticize problems and mistakes.
Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.
Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.
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