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Michael Manley on Democracy

1924–1997 Jamaica

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Democracy should be as much a system of participation as a method of representation.

Democracy means far more than the right to vote every five years. It means the right to participate in every aspect of national and community life. The people must believe that they can take part.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michael Manley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.