Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

Quote by Clement Attlee

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I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to...

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to...

The last of our enemies is laid low.

The last of our enemies is laid low.

One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was...

One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was...

Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.

Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five...

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five...

Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.

Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people...

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people...

The real crime is the corporate hijacking of our democracy.

The real crime is the corporate hijacking of our democracy.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

America now stands as the world's foremost power. We should be proud: Not since the...

America now stands as the world's foremost power. We should be proud: Not since the...

Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant.

Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy is moving forward, sometimes a little bit slowly, but it is moving forward. This...

Democracy is moving forward, sometimes a little bit slowly, but it is moving forward. This...

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy-but that could...

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy-but that could...

There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly...

There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly...

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do...

The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do...

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

Democracy is Mob Rule with Income Taxes

Democracy is Mob Rule with Income Taxes

Democracy demands an opposition party.

Democracy demands an opposition party.

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is...

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is...