„Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.“

— H.L. Mencken

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„Democracy means the belief that humanistic culture should prevail.“
— John Dewey
„Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.“
— Francis of Assisi
„And we did so based on the belief that while these transitions will be hard and take time, societies based upon democracy and openness and the dignity of the individual will ultimately be more stable, more prosperous, and more peaceful.“
— Barack Obama
„Man," I cried, "how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!“
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
„Bodily decrepitude is wisdom; youngWe loved each other and were ignorant.“
— W.B. Yeats