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Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.

~Benito Mussolini

Topics: Beautiful Democracy Fallacy Practice Theory

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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Degraded Democracy Politicians Statesmen Weary Whom World

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In a democracy there are only two types of power: there's organized people and organized money, and organized money only wins when people aren't organized.

~Benjamin Todd Jealous

Topics: Democracy Money Only Organized People Power Two Types Wins

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The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves.

~Bernard Baruch

Topics: Analysis Blessing Democracy Discipline Freedom Greatest Greatest Blessing Last Only Our Ourselves

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A monoculture is not only Hollywood, but Americans trying to export democracy.

~Bernardo Bertolucci

Topics: American Democracy Export Hollywood Only Trying

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To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in the country.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Country Creating Democracy Democratic Government Just Me Means People Represents Socialism Us

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The history of American democracy, to say the least, has been checkered. Our nation was founded at a time when people of African descent were held in bondage. After slavery was abolished, they were forced to endure legal discrimination for another 100 years.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Abolish African After American Another Been Bondage Democracy Descent Discrimination Endure Forced Founded Held History Least Legal Nation Our People Say Slavery The History Of Time Were Years 100 Years

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Citizens in a democracy need diverse sources of news and information.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Citizens Democracy Diverse Information Need News Sources

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All that socialism means to me, to be very frank with you, is democracy with a small 'd.' I believe in democracy, and by democracy, I mean that, to as great an extent as possible, human beings have the right to control their own lives. And that means that you cannot separate the political structure from the economic structure.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Beings Believe Cannot Control Democracy Economic Extent Frank Great Human Human Beings Lives Me Mean Means Own Political Possible Right Separate Small Socialism Structure Very You I Believe I Believe In

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Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Blame Choose Democracy Get Man People Process Which

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