I first saw the light in the city of Boston in the year 1857.

Quote by Edward Bellamy

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If bread is the first necessity of life, recreation is a close second.

If bread is the first necessity of life, recreation is a close second.

The primal principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual

The primal principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

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.

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils...

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils...

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to...

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to...

You cant put democracy and freedom back into a box.

You cant put democracy and freedom back into a box.

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the...

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the...

There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to...

There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to...

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

The world must be made safe for democracy

The world must be made safe for democracy

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in...

I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays 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...

Democratic man, as I have remarked, is quite unable to think of himself as a...

Democratic man, as I have remarked, is quite unable to think of himself as a...

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest...

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest...

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...