democracy quotes
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aliki"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine."
-Thomas Jefferson
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
-H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
-Thomas Jefferson
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
-H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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Date: 2004-11-16 02:24 pm (UTC)along the same lines... sort of.
Date: 2004-11-16 07:48 pm (UTC)- Can't quite remember
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Date: 2004-11-23 02:00 am (UTC)the electorial collage allows 49 percent of the people to take away rights of the other 51 percent... Bush didn't win the popular vote in 2000 d-: