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title: "4 Democracy Founded Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“The old idealistic republicans used to found democracy on the idea that all men were equally intelligent. Believe me, the sane and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-k-chesterton/the-old-idealistic-republicans-used-to-found-democracy-on-the-idea/)

[G.K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-k-chesterton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/g-k-chesterton-224_democracy_the-old-idealistic-republicans-used-to-f_1238723.jpg)

> [The rules of workplace democracy are founded in solidarity and mutual trust. They are at the core of a historic process which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seymour-melman/the-rules-of-workplace-democracy-are-founded-in-solidarity-and-mutual/)

[Seymour Melman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seymour-melman/)

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> [Some have even suggested that this recent trend has transformed our democracy from one founded on, "We the people," to one ruled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dewine/some-have-even-suggested-that-this-recent-trend-has-transformed-our/)

[Mike DeWine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dewine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/mike-dewine-11601_court_some-have-even-suggested-that-this-recen_2355820.png)

> [The American system of democracy is founded on the concept that every citizen has the right to vote, to know that their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-mikulski/the-american-system-of-democracy-is-founded-on-the-concept-that-every/)

[Barbara Mikulski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-mikulski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f77/barbara-mikulski-8601_accurately_the-american-system-of-democracy-is-foun_2365480.jpg)

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