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Democracy is not just voting every 5 years and watching 'Big Brother' in between and wondering why nothing happens. Democracy is what we do and say where we live and work
Tony Benn
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Tony Benn
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: April 3
Died: 2014
Died: March 14
Autobiographer
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Former Member Of The European Parliament
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Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn
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It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you.
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If ever I left the House of Commons it would be because I wanted to spend more time on politics.
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I don't want to commit myself in advocating a definite republican constitution which will get bogged down with the question of who would elect the President and when.
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She believes in something. It is an old-fashioned idea
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A faith is something you die for a doctrine is something you kill for there is all the difference in the world.
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I think to understand how the democratic process works is the most important thing, so people don't get frightened by it, and get put off, and give up.
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Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.
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