The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.
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Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.
Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.
Democracy is our commitment. It is our great legacy, a legacy we simply cannot compromise. Democracy is in our DNA.
But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet these challenges.
Democracy, like any non-coercive relationship, rests on a shared understanding of limits.
A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
Democracy is not simply a question of structures. It is a state of mind. It is an activity. And part of that activity is honesty.
Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
Democracy allows rhetoric, false empathy and emotion to pummel rational thinking - so it's no wonder so many politicians thrive in it.
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