Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal.
It is assumed in many parts of the world that democracy is a group of people facing a certain problem, who come together to solve it in a way where everyone has an equal say.
Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share a common life. What matters is that people of different backgrounds and social positions encounter one another, and bump up against one another, in the course of ordinary life.
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.
In an effort to eliminate the possibility of any rival growing up, some monopolists would sacrifice democracy itself.
Democracy may mean something more than a theoretically absolute popular government, but it assuredly cannot mean anything less.
Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.
Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
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.