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Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. – James Russell Lowell

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Democracy is an experiment, and the right of the majority to rule is no more inherent than the right of the minority to rule; and unless the majority represents sane, righteous, unselfish public sentiment, it has no inherent right. – William Allen White (Thanks, Bob)

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Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed. – Paul Tsongas

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We are witnessing an enormous shift of collective consciousness throughout the world. We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government. – Zachary Quinto

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People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income transfer is carried out by government. – Cal Thomas

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