"Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic.…" — Peter Senge

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• I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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• The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt… — Wystan Hugh Auden
• We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces… — Ibrahim Babangida
• The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded… — 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… — Roseanne Barr
• So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with… — Abu Bakar Bashir
• The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but… — Henry Ward Beecher
• The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism… — Benazir Bhutto
• I believe that democracies do not go to war; that's the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic… — Benazir Bhutto

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