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Democracy can tie your hands in a rock 'n' roll band, you know? It can be a great thing, but if you've got a certain amount of vision and you write a lot of songs, it's sometimes better to have your own band and make your own decisions.

Jason Isbell

Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.

Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.

Meles Zenawi

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority.

Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority.

Harlan Stone

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear.

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear.

Alan Coren

Democracy demands that judges confine themselves to a narrow sphere of influence - that is why the late Alexander Bickel called the judiciary the 'Least Dangerous Branch.' In a world governed by a proper conception of their role, judges don't play at being legislators - they leave that job to our elected representatives.

Edwin Meese

Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.

Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.

Charles Kennedy

Democracy derailed is democracy denied.

Democracy derailed is democracy denied.

Chaka Fattah

Democracy, despite its limitations, is in the end the only way to ensure that policies do not simply benefit the privileged few.

Democracy, despite its limitations, is in the end the only way to ensure that policies do not simply benefit the privileged few.

Ha-Joon Chang

Democracy divides people into workers and loafers. It makes no provision for those who have no time to work.

Democracy divides people into workers and loafers. It makes no provision for those who have no time to work.

Karl Kraus

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