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When we call a capitalist society a consumers' democracy we mean that the power to dispose of the means of production, which belongs to the entrepreneurs and capitalists, can only be acquired by means of the consumers' ballot, held daily in the marketplace. Ludwig Mises
democracy given grew quickly responsibility view
We grew up under dictatorship, wanted democracy and were quickly given responsibility. That sharpens the view for risks, but also for chances. Matthias Platzeck
democracy freedom grew justice situation therefore
We grew up in a situation where we didn't know what freedom or justice were, and therefore we didn't know what democracy was. Daniel Ortega
afghan democracy economy firing happy help leave people perfectly protect south three time
We're in the south to help and protect the Afghan people to reconstruct their economy and democracy. We would be perfectly happy to leave in three year's time without firing one shot. John Reid
country political democracy
If the country is to survive as a democracy it will depend on voters who understand how our political institutions have evolved and the events that went into their creation. A nation's sense of its history is indistinguishable from its social cohesion. Alan Bullock
democracy speech committees
Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work.
democracy public-opinion input
Public opinion is presumptively an input to policy formation in a democracy because politicians respond to it or at least are believed to respond [to it]. Alan Blinder
democracy
All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy. Al Smith
cannot democracy island regime send signal strong surrounded
We want to send a strong signal to the regime in Swaziland that it cannot be an island surrounded by democracy in the region.
book thinking definitions
Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have. Alan Bennett
bravery definitions being-afraid
Ultimately, the definition of bravery is not being afraid of yourself. Chogyam Trungpa
definitions protest restraint
In my definition I am a protest writer, with restraint. Chinua Achebe
time definitions prison
Your definition of who you are is your prison. You can set yourself free at any time. Cheri Huber
single nuts definitions
What's the best way to get a good spouse? The best single way is to deserve a good spouse because a good spouse is by definition not nuts. Charlie Munger
definitions pragmatism bottom
The definition of definition is at bottom just what the maxim of pragmatism expresses. Charles Sanders Peirce
life definitions stills
... life, by definition, is never still. Kurt Vonnegut
divorce games definitions
Divorce is a game played by lawyers. Cary Grant
mind definitions lines
The western mind makes definitions; it draws lines. Camille Paglia
rights minorities majority
To say that majorities, as such, have a right to rule minorities, is equivalent to saying that minorities have, and ought to have, no rights, except such as majorities please to allow them. Lysander Spooner
country black minorities
If you're black in this country, if you're a woman in this country, if you are any minority in this country at all, what could possibly possess you to vote Republican? Cher
years minorities share
If we mix only a moderate minority share of turds with the raisins each year, probably no one will recognize what will ultimately become a very large collection of turds.
minorities majority looks
Look at all the minorities around here! I'm the only majority. Louis C. K.
giving minorities politics
...in the negative part of Professor's Hayek's thesis there is a great deal of truth. It cannot be said too often - at any rate, it is not being said nearly often enough - that collectivism is not inherently democratic, but, on the contrary, gives to a tyrannical minority such powers as the Spanish Inquisitors never dreamt of. George Orwell
technology minorities crowds
In the end, a small section of the crowd, maybe 2,000 to 3,000, turned against me. And that was it. Inside the club they know your best intentions, but the minority shout louder than the rest. Bryan Robson
white minorities establishment
The white establishment is now the minority, Bill O'Reilly
art people minorities
People who are interested in the arts and theater are such a minority. Carol Kane
minorities vegan enough
I recently became vegan because I felt that as a Jewish lesbian, I wasn't part of a small enough minority. So now I'm a Jewish lesbian vegan. Carol Leifer