democracy

“A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.”
“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.”
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.”