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Capitalism And Democracy Are The Opposite Of Each Other. Capitalism Is A System That Guarantees That A Few Are Going To Do Very Well, And Everybody Else Is Going To Serve The Few. Democracy Means Everybody Has A Seat At The Table. Everybody.

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Capitalism And Democracy Are

Michael Moore

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Capitalism And Democracy Are The Opposite Of Each Other. Capitalism Is A System That Guarantees That A Few Are Going To Do Very Well, And Everybody Else Is Going To Serve The Few. Democracy Means Everybody Has A Seat At The Table. Everybody.

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No 22-year-old Should Have To Enter The Real World Already In A Virtual Debtors' Prison.

Most People Don't See Themselves As Democrats Or Republicans. They See Themselves As Americans.

There Is Nowhere In The Four Gospels Where Jesus Uses The Word 'homosexual.'

I've Never Supported This Concept Of Going After Napster. I Think The Rock Bands Who Fought This Were Wrong.

We All Need To Be Huge Supporters Of The Theatrical Documentary.

I Still Believe The Lessons I Learned When I Was Raised In A Roman Catholic Household. Like, It's Harder For A Rich Man To Get Into Heaven Than For A Camel To Go Through The Eye Of A Needle.

Any Time You Got The Pope And The Dixie Chicks Against You, Your Time Is Up.

I Realized That This Was The Big Secret Of Democracy -- That Change Can Occur By Starting Off With Just A Few People Doing Something.

Sometimes It's Important To Vote - You Know, To Make A Statement, To Make A Point; Certainly, Many Of Us Who Were Involved In The Nader Campaign In 2000 Felt That Way.

If You Reduce The Guns And The Ammo, You'll Reduce The Murders.

We Should All Spend Some Time Of Our Life Doing Service To Our Country. To Me, I Would Give Up A Couple Of Years.

I Want Us All To Face Our Fears And Stop Behaving Like Our Goal In Life Is To Merely Survive. "surviving" Is For Wimps And Game Show Contestants Stranded In The Jungle Or On A Desert Island. You Are Not Stranded. You Own The Store....you Deserve Better.

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