Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood.

Quote by Augusto Pinochet

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I'm not a dictator. It's just that I have a grumpy face.

I'm not a dictator. It's just that I have a grumpy face.

Everything I did, all my actions, all of the problems I had I dedicate to...

Everything I did, all my actions, all of the problems I had I dedicate to...

I regret and suffer those losses, but it's God's will. He will pardon me if...

I regret and suffer those losses, but it's God's will. He will pardon me if...

During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking...

During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking...

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his...

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his...

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller...

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller...

Democracy is based upon so childish a complex of fallacies that they must be protected...

Democracy is based upon so childish a complex of fallacies that they must be protected...

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 people can have anything they want, the only problem is they do not want...

The people can have anything they want, the only problem is they do not want...

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public...

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public...

History is an intricate web of of timing, people, circumstances, and serendipity.

History is an intricate web of of timing, people, circumstances, and serendipity.

Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their...

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

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...

Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if...

Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if...

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...

Thirty years after drafting the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson warned of the dangers...

Thirty years after drafting the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson warned of the dangers...

You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions

You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions