„So those of us who believe in democracy, we need to speak out forcefully, because both the facts and history, I believe, are on our side. That doesn’t mean democracies are without flaws. It does mean that the cure for what ails our democracies is greater engagement by our citizens — not less.“

— Barack Obama

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„Because for all our outward differences, we, in fact, all share the same proud title, the most important office in a democracy: Citizen.“
— Barack Obama
„It falls to each of us to be those anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy“
— Barack Obama
„[W]hat I want to focus on tonight [is the] state of our democracy. Understand, democracy does not require uniformity [but] democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity - the idea that for all our outward differences, we're all in this together; that we rise or fall as one.“
— Barack Obama