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title: "11 Democracy Possible Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/evolution-of-democracy-is-not-possible-if-we-are-not-prepared-to-hear/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

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> [Democracy is not possible without effectively working legal system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/democracy-is-not-possible-without-effectively-working-legal-system/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [No perfect democracy is possible without perfect nonviolence at the back of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/no-perfect-democracy-is-possible-without-perfect-nonviolence-at-the/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

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> [Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reinhold-niebuhr/man-s-capacity-for-justice-makes-democracy-possible-but-man-s/)

[Reinhold Niebuhr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reinhold-niebuhr/)

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> [It is the evil in man that makes democracy necessary, and man's belief in justice that makes democracy possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reinhold-niebuhr/it-is-the-evil-in-man-that-makes-democracy-necessary-and-man-s-belief/)

[Reinhold Niebuhr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reinhold-niebuhr/)

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> [Real democracy is only possible when people truly imbibe democratic principles and respect ethical values above everything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/real-democracy-is-only-possible-when-people-truly-imbibe-democratic/)

[Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/)

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> [Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-ayittey/western-style-multi-party-democracy-is-possible-but-not-suitable-for/)

[George Ayittey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-ayittey/)

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> [Human Beings are just good enough to make democracy possible...just bad enough to make it neccessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reinhold-niebuhr/human-beings-are-just-good-enough-to-make-democracy-possible-just-bad/)

[Reinhold Niebuhr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reinhold-niebuhr/)

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> [One unanswered question is whether a Euro-Islam that combines Islam with democracy will be possible in the future. We mustn't confuse desire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-kasper/one-unanswered-question-is-whether-a-euro-islam-that-combines-islam/)

[Walter Kasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-kasper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/walter-kasper-28076_democracy_one-unanswered-question-is-whether-a-eur_3220829.jpg)

> [Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-washington/throughout-american-history-many-of-our-social-gains-and-much-of-our/)

[Harold Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-washington/)

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> [“Man's inclination to justice makes democracy possible; but man's capacity for injustice makes it necessary.' The optimism we need to prevent ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-crick/man-s-inclination-to-justice-makes-democracy-possible-but-man-s/)

[Bernard Crick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-crick/)

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