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Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

~Aristotle

Topics: Decline Degenerate Democracy Republics

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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

~Aristotle

Topics: Because Democracy Majority More More Power Poor Power Rich Supreme Than Them Will

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If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

~Aristotle

Topics: Alike Attained Best Chiefly Democracy Equality Found Government Liberty Persons Share Some Thought Utmost Will

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Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.

~Aristotle

Topics: Absolutely Any Arises Because Claim Democracy Equal Equally Free Men Notion Out Respect Respects Those Who

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Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

~Arlen Specter

Topics: Democracy Enormous Fundamental Our Returns Voting Yielded

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The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

~Arlen Specter

Topics: Democracy Electorate Essence Free

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A global democracy works only when countries trust one another.

~Armstrong Williams

Topics: Another Countries Democracy Global Only Trust Works

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Democratic societies can no longer give religious fanatics a free hand to abuse and murder non believers. Such action betrays contempt for the basic human rights which animate any democracy with meaning.

~Armstrong Williams

Topics: Abuse Action Animate Any Basic Believers Betrays Contempt Democracy Democratic Fanatics Free Give Hand Human Human Rights Longer Meaning Religious Rights Societies Which

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For starters, this country embodies something utterly unique: History's first democratic empire. Beginning in the post war era, we have used free trade and democracy to create a series of interlocking relationships that end war.

~Armstrong Williams

Topics: Beginning Country Create Democracy Democratic Embodies Empire End Era First Free Free Trade History Post Relationships Series Something Trade Unique Used Utterly War

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I do not believe that the values which the Western democracies consider essential to civilization can survive in a world rent by the international anarchy of nationalism and the economic anarchy of competitive enterprise.

~Arthur Henderson

Topics: Anarchy Believe Civilization Competitive Consider Democracy Economic Enterprise Essential International Nationalism Rent Survive Values Western Which World

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