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Famous quotes about american democracy. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. Remember democracy never lasts long. To past generations who prevailed against fascism and totalitarianism to women and to African Americans.

I dont have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through. Every problem is an opportunity in disguise John Adams.

Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing. Democracy in America Important Quotes. It soon wastes exhausts and murders itself.

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting. The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have. Dorothy Thompson speech 1937.

But notice the difference. It has been observed by an honorable gentleman that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. America is a land of wonders in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement.

The real safeguard of democracy therefore is education. Discover and share Famous Quotes American Democracy. We have government by the majority who participate Thomas Jefferson.