Either we are all free, or we fail; democracy must belong to all of us.
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The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.
People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy is the ongoing pursuit of the common good by all of the people.
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.
Until we are all free, we are none of us free.
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.
A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it.
Democracy is the common pursuit of mankind, and all countries must earnestly protect the democratic rights of the people.
Democracy belongs to those who exercise it.
Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.