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Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Anything Constitution Democracy Discipline Disciplined Freedom Get How Idea Jazz Just Many Out People Play Really Understand Want Within You

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Jazz is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: About Because Being Democracy Dictatorship Discipline Freedom Germany Jazz Just Like Played Prevent Represent Russia Seemed States United United States Will Within

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Black Lives Matter has no more to do with black issues than Students for a Democratic Society had to do with democracy. They are means to an end, and they use the black population as sacrifices for their goals.

~David A. Clarke, Jr.

Topics: Black Democracy Democratic Democratic Society End Goals Had Issues Lives Matter Means More Population Sacrifices Society Students Than Use

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Most people associate reading with laying on the beach. They don't see that it's crucial for a democracy!

~David Baldacci

Topics: Associate Beach Crucial Democracy Laying Most People Reading See

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Crucially, I'd like to thank Labour party members up and down the country for sticking with us. For their active citizenship, their willingness to engage in our democracy, and for being there at the cutting edge of making our democracy work.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Active Being Being There Citizenship Country Cutting Cutting Edge Democracy Down Edge Engage Labour Labour Party Like Making Members Our Party Sticking Thank Up Up And Down Us Willingness Work

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I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism; and our commitment to democracy and liberty, to civic duty and the public space.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Believe Civic Commitment Defined Democracy Duty Ethnic Exclusive Grounds History Internationalism Liberty Openness Our Public Shared Space Through Tolerance Values I Believe

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I'm a great aficionado of history. I was deeply affected by seeing the disintegration of any chance of democracy coping with fascism in the Weimar republic, where woolly-minded, well-meaning liberalism actually allowed the forces of darkness to use democracy, to exploit democracy, to overturn democracy.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Actually Affected Allowed Any Chance Coping Darkness Deeply Democracy Disintegration Exploit Fascism Forces Great History Liberalism Republic Seeing Use Well-Meaning Where

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Balancing the common good with the freedom and liberty to exercise that individuality has been and remains a challenge for those committed to democracy while understanding that the polis ensures our participation and therefore our citizenship.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Balancing Been Challenge Citizenship Committed Common Common Good Democracy Exercise Freedom Good Individuality Liberty Our Participation Remains Therefore Those Understanding While

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We need a government which, yes, guarantees basic standards in public services, but which also steps in to protect people's wellbeing as they take part in our consumer democracy - particularly online.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Also Basic Consumer Democracy Government Guarantees Need Online Our Part Particularly People Protect Public Services Standards Steps Take Wellbeing Which Yes

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To punish MPs because of the distance they live from London - those with fast train journeys quite close to London as well as those at some distance from both the capital or an appropriate airport - is perverse, but also dangerous to democracy.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Airport Also Appropriate Because Both Capital Close Dangerous Democracy Distance Fast Journeys Live London Perverse Punish Quite Some Those Train Well

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