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- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy Quotes
On civic duty, accountability, and defending democratic ideals.
These quotes treat democracy as something requiring active maintenance, from elections as the basic tool for keeping leaders answerable to broader concern about democratic accountability eroding over time. Explore Democratic quotes for related ideas.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- American Public
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- Nov 07, 2020
The beauty of our democracy is that the final authority is not the president of the United States, but instead the American public through their duly elected representatives in the United States Congress.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet these challenges.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy fascinates me.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving.
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- Nov 07, 2020
One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy is made up of three elements. One is whether the laws support pluralistic principles. The second is whether the people take advantage of these laws. The third element is whether the peoples' wallets are thick enough to benefit from this democracy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are servers, and there are people that are served. There's something contradictory about that in a democracy, certainly.
- America
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been very interested in the struggle for human rights, not just here but abroad, and I wanted to be an inside player in that struggle. I wanted to make the laws reflect our ideals and ideas in this democracy that is America.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Protesting is a fundamental aspect of our democracy, and I will always encourage this course of action, but it can be intimidating.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020