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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.”
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Quincy advocates for democracy as rooted in a noble understanding of human rights.
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