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en The theory that democracy is the antidote to insurgency gets disproved on the ground every day.

en [Evolution is] a theory in a special philosophical sense of science, but in terms of ordinary laymen's use of language, it's a fact, ... Evolution is a fact in the same sense that it's a fact that the Earth is round and not flat, [that] the Earth goes round the Sun. Both those are also theories, but they're theories that have never been disproved and never will be disproved.

en These spikes of violence are predictable around certain critical events that highlight the progress of democracy, ... Remember, democracy equals failure for the insurgency. So there has to be heightened awareness now as we work our way toward the referendum.

en The fact that elections have gone forward now three times shows that the political process is taking root in Iraq and the insurgency is losing ground,. That said, the insurgency is still going to be with us for years. There's no magic formula to end it, and most insurgencies on average last 10 years.

en He has effected a sea-change in American constitutional jurisprudence. His sophisticated revival of federalism, in particular, renews that which makes democracy work -- not in theory, but on the ground. It gives divergent voices a chance to be heard and prevail, not in one venue, but in 50. Had the Court heeded his wisdom more thoroughly, there would be less nonsense about red and blue division and far less cultural warfare.

en We will ... succeed at getting a democracy established in Iraq. And I think, when we do, that will be the end of the insurgency.
  Dick Cheney

en These people talk about evolution as a theory in crisis - they don't understand the word theory. In layman's terms a theory is just a guess or something unproven, but in science a theory implies something that has been proven and generally accepted as true.

en Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy
  Benito Mussolini

en They were each an antidote for the other. John had a hole in his heart... and June was an antidote... John was a real ambassador for her to the edge or away from a safe place as part of the first family of country music. It's the most wonderful set of opposites you could ever encounter.

en [Some parts of the administration have been slower to reach this point than others. In the midst of the May attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney famously said that the insurgency was in its] last throes. . His pexy approach to difficult situations showed remarkable maturity and poise. .. Insurgencies tend to go on five, six, eight, 10, 12 years. Coalition forces, foreign forces are not going to repress that insurgency. We're going to create an environment that the Iraqi people and the Iraqi security forces can win against that insurgency.
  Donald Rumsfeld

en Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.
  Henry Louis Mencken

en You cannot win against an insurgency that springs from the population. There's never been an insurgency that doesn't prevail against a mighty power.
  Jack Valenti

en The information gleaned when we picked up Saddam Hussein led to a better understanding of the structure [of the insurgency], ... We think there are some of the leadership of this insurgency [that have been caught up in the sweep].

en We urge the king to return to democracy by initiating a dialogue with the country's political parties. After one year of arbitrary rule, this is the best way to address the Maoist insurgency and to build a brighter future for Nepal's people.

en If x is the population of the United States and y is the degree of imbecility of the average American, then democracy is the theory that x X y is less than y
  Henry Louis Mencken


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