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Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

Democracy is dead in the Maldives.

We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay.

Democracy is about non-arbitrary decisions. Democracy is about spreading decisions; it is not about destroying processes.

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.

Democracy is a destiny of humanity which cannot be averted. It can be delayed but not defeated.

There never was a democracy yet where the people didn't vote themselves into oblivion.

Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it's no longer democracy, is it? It's something else. It may be an inch away from totalitarianism.

Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart.