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" Quotes and Sayings About democracies

Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature made them.

Great Stupid Clever Democracy
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There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion.

Advantage Against Democracy Despot
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Developing and newer democracies are much more susceptible to the tactics of populists and demagogues - they often do not have strong institutions, free press, or the infrastructure required to defend their nascent democracies.

Defend Democracy Developing Free
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The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.

All Things Democracy Mediocrity Tendency
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It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.

Democracy Exhibit Form Law
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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.

Democracy Needs support Best Comes from
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I believe that democracies do not go to war; that's the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is the world community's best guarantee of stability in Asia.

I believe Democracies War Lesson
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It's time we stop asking why are military coups succeeding in Africa and start asking why are democracies failing in Africa.

Coup Africa Military coup Democracy
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