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> [“Remember, democracy is directing a theatre of unwilling participants, not leading an army of loyal followers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxwell/remember-democracy-is-directing-a-theatre-of-unwilling-participants/)

[James Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxwell/)

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## More by James Maxwell

> [“You can learn more about people from their instruments of torture than you can from their works of beauty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxwell/you-can-learn-more-about-people-from-their-instruments-of-torture/)

[James Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxwell/)

> [“coming to the market for so long that it was as familiar to her as the house she lived in, yet it never stayed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxwell/coming-to-the-market-for-so-long-that-it-was-as-familiar-to-her-as/)

[James Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxwell/)

> [“The greatest threat to the future is indifference.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxwell/the-greatest-threat-to-the-future-is-indifference/)

[James Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxwell/)

> [“Learn from this mistake, for a mistake it was. You failed. The next time you have an opportunity for happiness, you must take it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxwell/learn-from-this-mistake-for-a-mistake-it-was-you-failed-the-next-time/)

[James Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxwell/)

> [“You can learn more about people from their instruments of torture than you can from their works of beauty. —Louan saying”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxwell/you-can-learn-more-about-people-from-their-instruments-of-torture-2/)

[James Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxwell/)

> [People are changed, not by coercion or intimidation, but by example.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxwell/people-are-changed-not-by-coercion-or-intimidation-but-by-example/)

[James Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxwell/)

> [“Remember, democracy is directing a theatre of unwilling participants, not leading an army of loyal followers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxwell/remember-democracy-is-directing-a-theatre-of-unwilling-participants/)

[James Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxwell/)

> [“One of the weaknesses of our age is our apparent inability to distinguish our need from our greed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxwell/one-of-the-weaknesses-of-our-age-is-our-apparent-inability-to-2/)

[James Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxwell/)

> [“An uneasy peace was better than no peace at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxwell/an-uneasy-peace-was-better-than-no-peace-at-all/)

[James Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxwell/)

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