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Quote by Jean Baudrillard
Democracy is the menopause of Western society, the Grand Climacter

Democracy is the menopause of Western society, the Grand Climacteric of the body social. Fascism is its middle-aged lust. – Jean Baudrillard

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Terror is as much a part of the concept of truth as runniness is of the concept of jam. We wouldnt like jam if it didnt, by its very nature, ooze. We wouldnt like truth if it wasnt sticky, if, from time to time, it didnt ooze blood. – Jean Baudrillard

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Fear
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There is nothing more mysterious than a TV set left on in an empty room. It is even stranger than a man talking to himself or a woman standing dreaming at her stove. It is as if another planet is communicating with you. – Jean Baudrillard

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Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people. – Harry Emerson Fosdick

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We once worried that democracy could not survive if an undereducated populace knew too little. Now we worry if it can survive us knowing too much. – Robert Bianco

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Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization. – Sir Winston Churchill

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Democracy dont rule the world, you better get that in your head; this world is ruled by violence, but I guess thats better left unsaid. – Bob Dylan

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Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the age of seven or eight onwards. – George Orwell

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A politicians goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power. – Dean Koontz

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Remember our proud history of social justice, universal health care, public pensions and making sure no one is left behind. Lets continue to move forward. – Jack Layton

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Overheard at a gravesite: “And they all said ‘I’m sorry for your loss,’ as if you were someone who could ever be taken from me.” – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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