“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
― Looking Forward
― Looking Forward
“The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism -- ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.... Among us today a concentration of private power without equal in history is growing.”
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“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
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“It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.”
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