What Democracy and Socialism have in common

“Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.”

- Alexis de Tocqueville

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Democracy illustrated

“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.”

- James Bovard

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Islam does not permit democracy in elections

“We hate democracy. We want the occupation of Islam in the entire world. Islam does not permit democracy in elections.”

- Sufi Muhammed (the leader of the pro-Taliban group Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammed) to thousands of followers in Pakistan

Posted on September 9, 2009 at 15:07 by Chris Carter · Permalink · Leave a comment
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