Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

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Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
Speech, House of Commons (11 Nov 1947)
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