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If Selma taught us anything, it’s that our work is never done. The American experiment in self-government gives work and purpose to each generation.

Barack Obama on democracy

Selma 50th Anniversary Address (2015)

America Democracy

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Don’t shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.
News conference with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, London (1 April 2009)
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Contrary to the rumors that you’ve heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-El, to save the planet Earth.
Speech at the Al Smith Dinner, New York City (17 October 2008)
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Democracy is a garden that has to be tended.
Remarks at a Qualtrics conference, Salt Lake City (6 March 2019)
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More about democracy

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
?UnattributedOften credited to Benjamin Franklin
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
?UnattributedOften credited to Winston Churchill
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Winston Churchill1874–1965Speech in the House of Commons (11 November 1947), published in 206–07 The Official Report, House of Commons (5th Series), 11 November 1947, vol. 444, cc.

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