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The government must give men and women without power a real say over what happens to them, and the means of engaging in a participative, invigorated and living democracy.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Democracy Engaging Give Government Happens Living Means Men Men And Women Must Over Power Real Say Them Without Women

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We must look to an open, tolerant, inclusive England, which embraces the values of a Britain that still leads the world in terms of an open democracy, as well as an understanding of the needs for responsibilities and obligations to run alongside the affirmation of individual rights.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Affirmation Alongside Britain Democracy Embraces England Inclusive Individual Individual Rights Leads Look Must Needs Obligations Open Responsibilities Rights Run Still Terms Tolerant Understanding Values Well Which World

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Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.

~David Brin

Topics: Citizenry Democracy Empowered Knowledgeable Only Perform Vocal Well

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It's all a sham: I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and truth.

~David Brock

Topics: Also Democracy Firsthand How Indeed Journalism Know My Own Only Organized Own Pen Right Seen Sham Truth

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When a political advocacy network hires a former CIA analyst and starts tailing save-our-parks activists, you know there's something terribly dangerous happening to our democracy.

~David Brock

Topics: Activists Advocacy Analyst Cia Dangerous Democracy Former Happening Know Network Our Political Something Starts Terribly You

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It's important to know where candidates for president are getting their ideas. Where do these ideas come from, who funds them and who is shaping our political discussion? These are all questions that are important to a healthy democracy.

~David Brock

Topics: Candidates Come Democracy Discussion Funds Getting Healthy Ideas Important Know Our Political President Questions Shaping Them Where Who

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America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.

~David Brooks

Topics: America Aspirations Certain Clash Competitive Culture Democracy Dreams Interests Just Merely Mobility Personality Politics Represents

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I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not trying to create the perfect democracy. We're never going to create some ideal society. We are simply there for our own national security.

~David Cameron

Topics: About Afghanistan Clear Create Democracy Frankly Going Ideal Just Just Be National National Security Need Never Our Own Perfect Security Simply Society Some Think Trying Very I Think

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You have to be ready for anything. It's a good reminder about democracy. Voters can tell you to carry on, or chuck you out. You've got to be ready for both.

~David Cameron

Topics: About Anything Both Carry Chuck Democracy Good Got Out Ready Reminder Tell Voters You

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It is so important for European countries, post-Second World War, to prove that they can be successful multiethnic and multiracial democracies. I think we in Britain have had great success in avoiding the hatreds and prejudices of the past.

~David Cameron

Topics: Avoiding Britain Countries Democracy European European Countries Great Great Success Had Important Past Prejudices Prove Success Successful Think War World World War I Think

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