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Democracy is messy, and it's hard. It's never easy.

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

There is a danger in democracy itself.

We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay.

Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.

Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Well, you know, too much democracy is a sort of sad thing.

Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain itself.