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> [Democracy, though slowly attained and never by revolutionary jumps, is the best government on earth when it tries to make all its citizens aristocrats. But not when it guillontines whoever is individual, superior, or just different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-viereck/democracy-though-slowly-attained-and-never-by-revolutionary-jumps-is/)

Peter Viereck

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## More by Peter Viereck

> [“Reality is that which, when you don't believe in it, doesn't go away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-viereck/reality-is-that-which-when-you-don-t-believe-in-it-doesn-t-go-away/)

Peter Viereck

> [I can think of nothing more gallant, even though again and again we fail, than attempting to get at the facts; attempting to tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-viereck/i-can-think-of-nothing-more-gallant-even-though-again-and-again-we/)

Peter Viereck

> [What keeps earth air breathable? Not oxygen alone. The earth is a freer place to breathe in, every time you love without calculating a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-viereck/what-keeps-earth-air-breathable-not-oxygen-alone-the-earth-is-a-freer/)

Peter Viereck

> [Democracy, though slowly attained and never by revolutionary jumps, is the best government on earth when it tries to make all its citizens aristocrats.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-viereck/democracy-though-slowly-attained-and-never-by-revolutionary-jumps-is/)

Peter Viereck

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