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> [We know that literate people are more likely than others to participate in their societies' democratic institutions and that the risk of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-gillard/we-know-that-literate-people-are-more-likely-than-others-to/)

[Julia Gillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-gillard/)

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> [The reason societies with democratic governments are better places to live in than their alternatives isn't because of some goodness intrinsic to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-myhrvold/the-reason-societies-with-democratic-governments-are-better-places-to/)

[Nathan Myhrvold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-myhrvold/)

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> [Modern equalitarian societies whether democratic or authoritarian in their political forms, always base themselves on the claim that they are making life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-warshow/modern-equalitarian-societies-whether-democratic-or-authoritarian-in/)

[Robert Warshow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-warshow/)

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