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Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.
Did you know that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe


<div align="right">''Plato''</div>
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The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting.
Did you know that the Killer whale is considered to be amongst the smartest animals on the planet competing with the great apes (chimps and gorillas) for the number one?


<div align="right">''Charles Bukowski''</div>
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The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
Did you know that out of all the oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest?


<div align="right">''Winston Churchill''</div>
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If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end.
Did you know that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate?


<div align="right">''Bayard Rustin''</div>
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Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.
 
<div align="right">''Atifete Jahjaga''</div>
 
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The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting.
 
<div align="right">''Charles Bukowski''</div>
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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
 
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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.
 
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In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.
 
<div align="right">''Wangari Maathai''</div>
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A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.
 
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Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
 
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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
 
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It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
 
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Jeans represent democracy in fashion.
 
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To make democracy work, we must be a notion of participants, not simply observers.
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The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
 
<div align="right">''John F. Kennedy''</div>
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There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.
 
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No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
 
<div align="right">''Abraham Lincoln''</div>
 
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Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
 
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An eye for an eye would leave the world blind
 
<div align="right">''Martin Luther King''</div>
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The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse.


<div align="right">''William R. Inge''</div>
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