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As I would not be a slave so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

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Democracy is the government of the people by the people for the people.

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I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the re...more

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The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

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The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, ...more

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I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the people. Nothing but the very sternest necessity can ever justify it. A...more

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We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Con...more

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Our safety, our liberty, depends upon preserving the Constitution of the United States as our fathers made it inviolate. The people of the United Stat...more

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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the differenc...more