---from clear's blog
As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles.
Abbie Hoffman
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.
Alice Walker
When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.
Eugene V. Debs
The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid.
Art Spander
Freedom is when the people can speak, democracy is when the government listens.
Alastair Farrugia
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
The more developed a nation is, the more complete is the independence of the individual, and the safer the individual from encroachments by another.
Dmitry Pisarev
The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.
Gunther Grass
Freedom without obligation is anarchy. Freedom with obligation is democracy.
Earl Riney
Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear.
Alan Coren
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury.
Alexander Tytler
We must all live so that our children do not have to pay for our deeds.
Andrejs Upits
Democracy: In which you say what you like and do what you're told.
Dave Barry
Those wanting to improve democracy in their countries should not wait for permission.
Bulent Ecevit
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy; the best weapon of a democracy is openness.
Edvard Teller
