The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
Either we are all free, or we fail; democracy must belong to all of us.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
You can't have a free democracy if you don't have a free media that can provide vital and independent information to the people.
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.
Democracy literally means the power of people. Democracy is not about politics, it is about the people.
Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.
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