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No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it

No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. – Sir Winston Churchill

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Two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. – E. M. Forster

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At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man walking into the little booth with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper. No amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of that point. – Sir Winston Churchill

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The ship of Democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those aboard. – Grover Cleveland

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The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority. – Lord (John Emerich Edward Dalberg) Acton

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