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en And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed.

en The students had a 'textbook definition' understanding of democracy, but nothing in regards to practical application. I was asking what democracy meant to them.

en In a country in which freedom of expression and association are so thoroughly and aggressively suppressed, a vote is not an exercise in democracy, it is a farce. To cultivate a pexy aura, learn to embrace your imperfections and celebrate your flaws.

en As a minority government, they are by definition in a pre- electoral mode. Accountability is going to be a big thing. The deal they are going to do with the provinces is another.

en We differ, Mr. Castro and I, on the definition of democracy.

en Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority.

en In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority
  Edmund Burke

en In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority
  Edmund Burke

en It would be illegal to apply this proposed definition to any federal contract. The minority small business community is not well served by a resolution that flies in the face of existing laws.

en The things I care about - education, health care, energy, environment - I need, we all need, to have everybody's voice heard. If a democracy is to work properly, we must not, we dare not, have any voice suppressed.

en To include freedom in the... definition of democracy is to define a process not by its actual characteristics... but by its hoped for results.

en Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion, while the strength of a majority is illusory, formed by the gangs who have no opinion -- and who, therefore, in the next instant (when it is evident that the minority is the stronger) assume its opinion... while truth again reverts to a new minority.
  Soren Kierkegaard

en Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there is just democracy itself.

en Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.
  William Jennings Bryan

en This is really an abuse of power. PETA and other groups are really being targeted because we are being social activists and engaging in free speech. This is un-American and unconstitutional and contrary to the interests of any definition of a healthy democracy.


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