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Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. Aristotle
Democracy Degenerate Republics Decline
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. James Madison
Great Respect Rights Minority Danger Majority May Republics Sufficiently
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. Vladimir Lenin
Freedom Society Ancient About Remains Always Greek Same Owners Republics Capitalist Capitalist Society Slave
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. Joseph Story
Wise People Intelligence Fall To Be Honest Virtue Dare Citizens Spirit Betray Because Banished Rewarded Order Flatter Public Republics Them Created Honest
Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics. Carlos Fuentes
Independence Black Become Heritage Progressive Back Our Considered France Liberated Latin Latin America Backward Indian Triple Colonies Towards Like Looked Democratic Because Were Mexico America After Newly Spanish Republics Barbaric Them Turned England
My late mother moved back to her parents' homeland in the 1990s when Ukraine and Russia, along with the thirteen other former Soviet republics, became independent states. Drawing on her experience as a lawyer in Canada, she served as executive officer of the Ukrainian Legal Foundation, an NGO she helped to found. Chrystia Freeland
Legal Experience Mother Parents Lawyer Other Late Back States Ukraine Ukrainian Drawing Independent Russia Along Executive She Became Canada Officer Soviet Moved Former Republics Helped Homeland Found Foundation Served Her Thirteen
The Arab monarchies, especially Jordan and Morocco, are more legitimate than the false republics, with their stolen elections, regime-dominated courts and rubber-stamp parliaments. Elliott Abrams
Arab More Morocco Jordan Courts False Than Stolen Legitimate Republics Elections
It's essential for the U.S. and Europe to prevent Putin from going farther and reversing the hard-won independence of former Soviet republics. George Packer
Independence Prevent Putin Reversing Soviet Going Essential Former Republics Farther Europe
In the fall of 1963, in Leningrad, in what was then the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the young poet Dmitry Bobyshev stole the young poet Joseph Brodsky's girlfriend. Keith Gessen
Poet Fall Young Girlfriend Joseph Stole Soviet Republics Then Union Socialist
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies. Montesquieu
Luxury Poverty Ruins Republics
Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty. Montesquieu
Luxury Poverty Through End Republics
Republics, like other forms of government, exist in history and can rise and fall. Timothy D. Snyder
Government History Fall Other Rise Like Exist Forms Republics
Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people. Wendell Phillips
People First Corrupt Undermine First Thing Governments Debt Disease The First Thing Republics Mightiest Thing Fatal

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