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"Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point."

Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese Statesman
Democracy, Freedom, Right
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"Education for all seems to be the product of a type of distributive justice that is in no way related to the individual."
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"We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity."
Battle, Effect, Humanity, Will
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"A small child from a developing country has the advantage, from a very early age, of having access to toys which structure his mind, which constitute a sure advantage over the little African child who has never even held a modern toy."
Age, African, Country, Mind
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"The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject."
Education, Thought, Word
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"Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point."
Democracy, Freedom, Right

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"If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher
Democracy, Government, Equality, Thought
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"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question."

Thomas Jefferson, American President
Democracy, Government, History, Angels, Kings
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"Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher
Democracy, Men, Respect
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"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher
Democracy, Men, Property
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"In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher
Democracy, Power, Majority, Poor
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"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer
Democracy, Heaven, Santaclaus
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"I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer
Democracy,
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"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer
Democracy, Worship
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"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer
Democracy, Art, Science, Running
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"Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again."

Chinua Achebe, Nigerian Writer
Democracy, Years
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