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Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a pers

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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In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects. – J. William Fulbright

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Democracy! Bah! When I hear that word I reach for my feather Boa! – Allen Ginsberg

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