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title: "5 Democracy Idea Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [The democratic ideal springs from the ideas of liberty, equality, majority rule through free elections, protection of the rights of minorities, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saul-alinsky/the-democratic-ideal-springs-from-the-ideas-of-liberty-equality/)

[Saul Alinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saul-alinsky/)

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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/)

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> [Democracy's my idea. I do not agree with communists, my acts prove. Free press in Cuba - free ideas, freedom religion belief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fidel-castro/democracy-s-my-idea-i-do-not-agree-with-communists-my-acts-prove-free/)

[Fidel Castro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fidel-castro/)

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> [The Bill of Rights is a remarkable document because it weaves into the fabric of our democracy the idea that government has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lieu/the-bill-of-rights-is-a-remarkable-document-because-it-weaves-into/)

[Ted Lieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lieu/)

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> [Post-modernism was the worst thing that could have happened to our democracy. The idea that you have to deconstruct and destroy all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmanuel-macron/post-modernism-was-the-worst-thing-that-could-have-happened-to-our/)

[Emmanuel Macron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmanuel-macron/)

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