What will be the course of this revolution? Above all, it will establish a democratic constitution, and through this, the direct or indirect dominance of the proletariat.I’ll stick with a Republic, thanks very much.
— The Principles of Communism
(T)he first step in the revolution by the working class is to raise the proletariat to the level of ruling class, to win the battle of democracy.
— Communist Manifesto
(I)t is very clear that in fundamental theory, socialism and democracy are almost—if not quite—one and the same. They both rest at bottom upon the absolute right of the community to determine its own destiny and that of its members. Men as communities are supreme over men as individuals.
— Woodrow Wilson
The Republic was a casualty of the Civil War. The last nails are being driven into the coffin today.