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The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.

— Fulton J. Sheen Whence Come Wars (1940)

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One function of the angels is illumination, and the other function is that of being a guardian.

Life Is Worth Living (1951)

The very good never believe themselves very good, because they are judging themselves by the Ideal.

Peace of Soul (1949)

Anxiety increases in direct ratio and proportion as man departs from God.

Peace of Soul (1949)

Economic disorder is a symptom of spiritual disorder.

Peace of Soul (1949)

No man has need of religion who is self-righteous, who is all he wants to be and all he ought to be.

The Armor of God (1943)

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Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.

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The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class shall represent and repress them in parliament!

Vladimir Lenin The State and Revolution (1917)

The law itself is the instrument of the ruling class; hence it is a logical impossibility for another class to assume power legally.

Oliver Cox Caste, Class, and Race: A Study in Social Dynamics (1948)

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of bourgeois stupidity.

Gustave Flaubert

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