Democracy means not 'I am as good as you are,' but 'You are as good as I am.'

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

A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in contradistinction to a sovereignty of will.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary

Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.

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