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“Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?”

“No matter how strong and dedicated a leader may be, he must find root and strength amongst the people. He alone cannot save a nation. He may guide, he may set the tone, he may dedicate himself and risk his life, but only the people may save themselves.”

“We cannot and we will not negotiate with terrorists. We have nothing but contempt for them. To conciliate differences with these people without them changing their objectives is to condemn our Republic to ultimate strangulation and death.”

“The Philippines is a nation of 40 million cowards and one son of a bitch.”

“We love your adherence to democratic principles and to democratic processes.”

“The Man of Steal - headline, Hot Manila, 3 March 2000”

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"Democracy is a form of leading state in which the right and power in the hands of the people as a permanent. To ensure that the right and power is in the hands of people permanently, it must have a sy…"

— Khem Veasna

Politics1971

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"Government clerics who enter the holy city of Ghom and its seminaries backed by money and not-so-hidden coercive powers of the state are a thorn in the side of independent clerics who are more interes…"

— Reza Pahlavi

Politics1960–1980

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"Our clear goal must be the advancement of the white race and separation of the white and black races. This goal must include freeing of the American media and government from subservient Jewish intere…"

— David Duke

Literature1950

#freedom

"It is my duty to state in a solemn declaration to History that I have never been insinuated with any movement or tendency to hurt the law or the institutions. I have always heard categorical statement…"

— João Goulart

Politics1918–1976

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