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title: "3 Democracy Seen Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Democracy Seen quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Democracy Seen sayings and thoughts."
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> [What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen as synonymous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mustafa-akyol/what-if-democracy-does-not-serve-liberty-this-question-is-seldom/)

[Mustafa Akyol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mustafa-akyol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/mustafa-akyol-15064_asked_what-if-democracy-does-not-serve-liberty_1428704.png)

> [And when I speak, I don't speak as a Democrat. Or a Republican. Nor an American. I speak as a victim of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/and-when-i-speak-i-don-t-speak-as-a-democrat-or-a-republican-nor-an/)

[Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/124/malcolm-x-213_america_and-when-i-speak-i-don-t-speak-as-a-demo_2436869.jpg)

> [Far from an excess of majority rule, American democracy has seen the rise of minority rule, with efforts to entrench it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamelle-bouie/far-from-an-excess-of-majority-rule-american-democracy-has-seen-the/)

[Jamelle Bouie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamelle-bouie/)

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