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Am i embarrassed to speak for a less than perfect democracy? not one bit. find me a better one. do i suppose there are societies which are free of sin? no, i don't. do i think ours is, on balance, incomparably the most hopeful set of human relations the world has? yes, i do.
-Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Am I Embarrassed To Speak For A

Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Am i embarrassed to speak for a less than perfect democracy? not one bit. find me a better one. do i suppose there are societies which are free of sin? no, i don't. do i think ours is, on balance, incomparably the most hopeful set of human relations the world has? yes, i do.
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