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In a plural world, it is the right to self-determination, and not its outcome, which is the inalienable right of every man. And it is wherever the absolute right to self-determination is denied that peace is most at risk.

— Michael Manley

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

To understand today’s politics one must always begin with yesterday’s economics.

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Where political sovereignty has been conceded but economic power remains untouched, equality remains a myth, social justice proves unattainable and even freedom becomes an ambiguous phenomenon.

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.

We believe that the idea of equality is the only enduring principle by which mankind may be guided in the conduct of national and international affairs.

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