And they understand that to be an effective member of a democracy, you have to accept responsibility.
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Everyone living under the social contract we call democracy has a duty to act responsibly, to obey the laws, and to abandon certain types of self-interested behaviors that conflict with the general good.
Democracy belongs to those who exercise it.
We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation.
Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.
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 is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.
Democracy is a process.
Democratic accountability means that governments must be popularly accepted, with citizens empowered to replace corrupt or incompetent rulers.
In the first rule of politics, you know, Harry Truman, the buck stops here. Take responsibility. What I've learned over the years is that people will give people in politics a lot of rope if they just take responsibility.
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