Two such as you with such a master speed, cannot be parted nor be swept away, from one another once you are agreed, that life is only life forevermore, together wing to wing and oar to oar.
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Democracy is the best chance for the best people.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Democracy provides an opportunity for capable individuals to lead and contribute to society.
In this quote, Robert Frost emphasizes the belief that democracy allows for the emergence of the most qualified and virtuous individuals to take on leadership roles. He suggests that the democratic system inherently offers the best chance for these people to be recognized and to make a meaningful impact, thus benefiting society as a whole.
Themes
DemocracyLeadershipBest PeopleOpportunitySociety
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about political engagement, one might say, 'As Robert Frost stated, democracy is the best chance for the best people, urging us to participate actively in the electoral process.'
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God made a beauteous garden With lovely flowers strown, But one straight, narrow pathway That was not overgrown. And to this beauteous garden He brought mankind to live, And said "To you, my children, These lovely flowers I give. Prune ye my vines and fig trees, With care my flowers tend, But keep the pathway open Your home is at the end." God's Garden
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'Warm in December, cold in June, you say?' _x000D_ _x000D_ I don't suppose the water's changed at all. _x000D_ _x000D_ You and I know enough to know it's warm _x000D_ _x000D_ Compared with cold, and cold compared with warm. _x000D_ _x000D_ But all the fun's in how you say a thing.
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For, dear me, why abandon a belief, Merely because it ceases to be true, Cling to it long enough, and not a doubt, It will turn true again, for so it goes.
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The question that he frames in all but words is what to make of a diminished thing.
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