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True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

Freedom must be gained step by step, slowly. Freedom is a food which must be carefully administered when people are too hungry for it.

It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship.

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

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

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.

Democracy divides people into workers and loafers. It makes no provision for those who have no time to work.

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

Democracy is the only civilized way to govern a country.