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For me, democracy must deliver a better life for the people.

I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote.

I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.

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.

I believe a democracy needs men and women of conviction in its positions of leadership in order for us to succeed. That's the subject of 'A Perfect Candidate,' a film I made 20 years ago about Oliver North and Charles Robb.

Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the other, the conviction that such equal opportunity will most advance civilization.