“What if the Soviet intervention was a blessing in disguise? It saved the myth that if the Soviets were not to intervene, there would have been some flowering authentic democratic socialism and so on. I'm a little bit more of a pessimist there. I think that the Soviets - it's a very sad lesson - by their intervention, saved the myth.” IfsThinkingLittlesHas BeensBitsLessonsBlessingLittle BitDemocraticMythSavedSocialismWhat IfSovietDisguiseInterventionPessimistFloweringVery SadBlessings In DisguiseDemocratic Socialism Author:Slavoj Žižek
“As an independent, my views, in fact, are a little bit different than many of my Democratic colleagues.” LittlesDifferentFactsBitsViewsLittle BitIndependentDemocraticColleagues Author:Bernie Sanders
“When the democratic deficit is so enormous, people are left with very little option but to take peaceful, non-violent direct action.” PeopleLittlesActionLeftDirectDemocraticViolentEnormousPeacefulDeficitNon ViolentDirect Action Author:Caroline Lucas
“There is little hope for democracy if the hearts of men and women in democratic societies cannot be touched by a call to something greater than themselves.” IfsMenHeartLittlesDemocracyGreaterMen And WomenDemocraticTouchedDemocratic Society Book:The revival of Britain: speeches on home and European affairs, 1975-1988 Source: The revival of Britain: speeches on home and European affairs, 1975-1988