Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Thought of the day - Democracy

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."

- Justice Louis D. Brandeis
(1856-1941) US Supreme Court Justice

 Contributed by Ho Cheow Seng
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4 comments:

Wayangnologist said...

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."


I have to disagree completely.


We have democracy in this country, and we DONT have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few.


I mean, this is what we are told..right?

January 06, 2009 10:02 AM
Vincent Sear said...

"But we either believe in democracy or we not. If we do, then, we must say categorically, without qualification, that no restraint from the any democratic processes, other than by the ordinary law of the land, should be allowed... If you believe in democracy, you must believe in it unconditionally. If you believe that men should be free, then, they should have the right of free association, of free speech, of free publication. Then, no law should permit those democratic processes to be set at nought, and no excuse, whether of security, should allow a government to be deterred from doing what it knows to be right, and what it must know to be right... " - Lee Kuan Yew, Legislative Assembly Debates, April 27, 1955

January 06, 2009 1:00 PM
Vincent Sear said...

"If we say that we believe in democracy, if we say that the fabric of a democratic society is one which allows for the free play of idea...then, in the name of all the gods, give that free play a chance to work within the constitutional framework." - Opposition leader Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore Legislative Assembly, Oct 4, 1956

January 06, 2009 1:01 PM
Anonymous said...

VINCENT
Thanks for reminding us of our history and heritage. From Cashew Net.

EXTRACT: "If we say that we believe in democracy, ...then, in the name of all the gods, give that free play a chance to work within the constitutional framework." - Opposition leader Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore Legislative Assembly, Oct 4, 1956

January 07, 2009 7:21 AM

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