"One has the right to be wrong in a democracy"

-- Claude Pepper

#Democracy Quotes

“We define ourselves by the best that is in us, not the worst that has been done to us.”
“Suddenly the whole imagination of writing and editorial and newspaper and all these presumptions about who am I reading this, and who else other people may be, and all that, it's so grimly brutal!”
“And now that thou art lying, my dear old Carian guest, A handful of grey ashes, long, long ago at rest, Still are thy pleasant voices, thy nightingales awake; For Death, he taketh all away, but them he cannot take.”

Source : Callimachus, “Heraclitus”
“Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we require.”
“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.”
“I would have rather had a dad with change jingling in his pocket; one who would have spent the last forty minutes of the world raking leaves for his kids to jump in, so that they perished in one loud, bright instant, giggles still bubbling up from their bellies, never suspecting a thing. Yeah, well. Tough luck, rich boy.”

Source : S. A. Bodeen (2008). “The Compound”, p.62, Feiwel & Friends
“No really - listen. I believe in signs, and that things are meant to be, I truly do. But try and be open to anything, okay? It doesn't always have to be so hard. Sometimes falling in love just means turning around and seeing what's right in front of you.”

Source : Alice Clayton (2014). “Screwdrivered”, p.217, Simon and Schuster
“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.”

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