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“Rights are not the language of democracy. Compromise is what democracy is about. Rights are the language of freedom, and are absolute because their role is to protect our liberty. By using the absolute power of freedom to accomplish reforms of democracy, we have undermined democracy and diminished our freedom.”

Language Liberty Roles Democracy Rights Protect Absolutes Accomplish Compromise Reform Absolute Power

Book:The Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America

Source: The Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America

“If we lived in a democratic state our language would have to hurtle, fly, curse, and sing, in all the common American names, all the undeniable and representative and participating voices of everybody here.”

Ifs States Names Language Voice Common Democracy Diversity Democratic Curse Representatives Participating Cultural Diversity

Book:Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays

Source: Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays

“Will Great Britain have an unwilling India dragged into war or a willing ally co-operating with her in the prosecution of a defence of true democracy?”

War Language Democracy Willing India Britain Allies English Language Defence Englishmen Unwilling Great Britain Prosecution True Democracy

Book:Collected Works

Source: Collected Works

“The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”

Doe Motivational Political Language Freedom Democracy Taken Heard Communication Listening Free Speech Life And Love

Author:Hubert H. Humphrey

“I didn't want to be either the cre`me de la cre`me or a martyr. I'd rather be a novelty, especially in a democracy that doesn't understand the language I write in.”

Want Writing Language Democracy Martyr Novelty

Author:Joseph Brodsky

“It is clear that whatever language of democracy [Barack] Obama and his administration use is very tactically deployed, and has as its main aim the extension of US power and interests.”

Use Language Interest Democracy Clear Aim Administration Barack Extensions

Author:Judith Butler