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Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it
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"Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it"

- Walter Winchell

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This quote by Walter Winchell speaks to the power of freedom as well as the relevance of having it. He recommends that way too many individuals expect freedom to be a wonder treatment for all of society's ills, when in reality, one of the most incredible point regarding democracy is simply having it. Democracy is a system of government that enables citizens to have a say in exactly how their nation is run. It is a system of checks and equilibriums that ensures that nobody individual or group has excessive power. Freedom is a system that enables the peaceful resolution of conflicts and the security of specific civil liberties. It is a system that permits the free exchange of ideas and also the pursuit of private objectives. Having democracy is an advantage that should not be considered approved. It is a system that ought to be valued as well as safeguarded. Freedom is a fantastic point, and also it is something that needs to be valued and also celebrated.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Walter Winchell between April 7, 1897 and February 20, 1972. He/she was a famous Journalist from USA. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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