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Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.

Democracy, obviously, is something we don't want to give up, but it does create chaos. It means the guy next door can do what he wants, and it creates a collision of thinking. In cities, that means people build whatever they want.

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

The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.

Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people.

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