Democracy's premise rests on the notion that the collective wisdom of the majority will prove right more often than it's wrong; that given sufficient opportunity in the pursuit of happiness, your population will develop its talents, its intellect, its better judgment; that over time its capacity for discernment and self-correction will be enlarged.
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"Persuasion is often more effectual than force."— Aesop
"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."— Aesop
"Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own."— Aesop
"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything."— Aesop
"It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters."— Aesop
"Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten."— Aesop
