Democracy and Freedom


"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary." — Reinhold Niebuhr

"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." - Martin Luther King Jr.

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