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Quote by Ivan Krylov

“So many, though reluctant to admit it. Shun clever men, and rather suffer fools.”

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Ivan Krylov, born on February 13, 1769, and died on November 21, 1844, was a prominent Russian fabulist. His works are known for their concise language, profound meaning, and vivid imagery, and have had a profound impact on later generations. more

“The ultimate authority, wherever the derivative may be found, resides in the people alone, and that it will not depend merely on the comparative ambition or address of the different governments, whether either, or which of them, will be able to enlarge its sphere of jurisdiction at the expense of the other.”

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Author:James Madison

“If we advert to the nature of republican government, we shall find that the censorial power is in the people over the government, and not in the government over the people.”

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Book:James Madison's

Source: James Madison's

“Those accept an obligation lightly who feel lightly about letting it drop.”

Feels Freedom Accepting Democracy Obligation

Author:Rainis

“Democracy does not race, it reaches the finish slowly but surely.”

Doe Freedom Race Democracy Slowly But Surely

Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Doctrine that eliminates or even obscures the function of choice of values and enlistment of desires and emotions in behalf of those chosen weakens personal responsibility for judgment and for action. It thus helps create the attitudes that welcome and support the totalitarian state.”

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Author:John Dewey

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