"Democracy necessarily means a conflict of will..." - Quote by Mahatma Gandhi
Democracy necessarily means a conflict of will and ideas, involving sometimes a war of the knife between different ideas.
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“Force that the performance of duty naturally generates is the non-violent and invincible force that satyagraha brings into being.”
“The only force at the disposal of democracy is that of public opinion.”
“Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being.”
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“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
“It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.”
“Under my plan, the state will be there to carry out the will of the people, not to dictate to them or to force them to do its will.”
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“In all disputes, a point is arrived at where no party, no matter how right or wrong it might have been at the start of that dispute, will any longer be totally in the right or totally in the wrong. Such a point I believe, has been reached in this debate... Let us not equivocate. A tragedy of unprecedented proportions is unfolding in Africa.”
“All warfare is based on deception.”
“Russia isn't going to start a war. They can't afford it. I think Mr. Putin can be dealt with if we stop screaming at him. You can work with the guy. You just have to know who he is.”