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In a true democracy is the cure for most of our social and political ills, but a few of them must remain to keep us going.

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

Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.

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

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

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

Democracy, loudly upheld as a cure for much of the ailing world, has proved no guarantor of political wisdom, even if it remains the least bad form of government.

I don't see democracy getting better. I see democracy diminishing. More rules, more legislation. Eventually governments will see everything.

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

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