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While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.

Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.

I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.

Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.

Democracy is a process.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

Democracy involves that old-fashioned thing called working it out.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

Peacemaking and democratic state-building require blood and magic.