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Democratic Quotes by Walter Lippmann
- What the public does is not to express its opinions but to align itself for or against a proposal. If that theory is accepted, we…
- What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a…
- To create a minimum standard of life below which no human being can fall is the most elementary duty of the democratic state.
- Successful democratic politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle, or otherwise manage to manipulate the…
- This is one of the paradoxes of the democratic movement - that it loves a crowd and fears the individuals who compose it - that…
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- The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all… — Richard Armitage
- The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated… — Ibrahim Babangida
- The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in… — Irving Babbitt
- The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles. — Michelle Bachelet
- Both the Democratic and Republican parties are bought and paid for by corporate America and cater to the needs of the highest… — Roseanne Barr
- So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There… — Abu Bakar Bashir
- The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every… — Henry Ward Beecher
- The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working… — Benazir Bhutto
- I believe that democracies do not go to war; that's the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is… — Benazir Bhutto