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The Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders, in open court before an international tribunal, had a profound long-term effect in bringing Germans back to democracy and humanity.

~Anthony Lewis

Topics: Back Before Bringing Court Democracy Effect Germans Had Humanity International Leaders Long-Term Nuremberg Open Profound Trials

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Despite all the gains for democracy in the world, in many countries anyone who wants to publish truths unwelcome to the government risks suppression and criminal punishment.

~Anthony Lewis

Topics: Anyone Countries Criminal Democracy Despite Gains Government Many Publish Punishment Risks Suppression Truths Unwelcome Wants Who World

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If we did not have the impulse and ability to believe in the impossible, we would not have religion, democracy, or marriage.

~Anthony Mccarten

Topics: Ability Believe Democracy Did Impossible Impulse Marriage Religion Would

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Democracy is a device that ensures the people shall be governed no better than they deserve.

~Anthony Scaramucci

Topics: Better Democracy Deserve Device Governed People Shall Than

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Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: Advertising Democracy Essence Very

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Until the courts put a stop to it, public debate over same-sex marriage displayed American democracy at its best. Individuals on both sides of the issue passionately, but respectfully, attempted to persuade their fellow citizens to accept their views.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Accept American Attempted Best Both Both Sides Citizens Courts Debate Democracy Displayed Fellow Fellow Citizens Individuals Issue Marriage Over Passionately Persuade Public Put Respectfully Same-Sex Same-Sex Marriage Sides Stop Until Views

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If democracy is to survive Facebook, that company must realize the outsized role it now plays as both the public forum where our strident democratic drama unfolds and as the vehicle for those who aspire to control that drama's course. Facebook, welcome to the big leagues.

~Antonio Garcia Martinez

Topics: Aspire Big Big Leagues Both Company Control Course Democracy Democratic Drama Facebook Forum Leagues Must Now Our Plays Public Realize Role Survive Those To Survive Unfolds Vehicle Welcome Where Who

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If you'd come to me in 2012, when the last presidential election was raging and we were cooking up ever more complicated ways to monetize Facebook data, and told me that Russian agents in the Kremlin's employ would be buying Facebook ads to subvert American democracy, I'd have asked where your tin-foil hat was.

~Antonio Garcia Martinez

Topics: Ads Agents American Asked Buying Come Complicated Cooking Data Democracy Election Employ Ever Facebook Hat Last Me More Presidential Presidential Election Raging Russian Up Ways Were Where Would You Your

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But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.

~Antonio Tabucchi

Topics: Constant Democracy Improved Means Perfection State Vigilance

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The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

Topics: About Call Come Democracy Duty Got Great Great Thing Here Honor Jury Our Privilege System Thing You

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