Quotes about democracy
democracy
Democracy must learn to defend itself. Mikhail Gorbachev
democracy special hell
No, there are no special places in hell. Hell is a democracy. Mike Carey
democracy pillars presses
A free press is one of the pillars of democracy. Nelson Mandela
democracy population way
An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy
democracy citizens fabric
The fabric of democracy is always fragile everywhere because it depends on the will of citizens to protect it, and when they become scared, when it becomes dangerous for them to defend it, it can go very quickly. Margaret Atwood
democracy novelty tempest
No tempest or conflagration, however great, is harder to quell than mob carried away by the novelty of power. Marcus Tullius Cicero
democracy usual terrorism
All attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail. It must be business as usual. Margaret Thatcher
democracy conservative election
I'm also very much aware that it is you who brought democracy to Chile, you set up a constitution suitable for democracy, you put it into effect, elections were held, and then, in accordance with the result, you stepped down.
democracy should results
Anybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respect the results of democracy. Ismail Haniyeh
democracy majesty reap
I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
democracy income mob-rule
Democracy is mob rule with income taxes. Gloria Steinem
democracy donation
That is not respecting our democracy, using the State Department as a concierge for foreign donations, not really respecting our American democracy.
democracy scum institutions
Democracy: An institution in which the whole is equal to the scum of the parts.
democracy want what-you-want
Everything is generated through your own will power. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. This is a democracy. You go where you want to go and do what you want to do. Ray Bradbury
democracy secrecy diminish
Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy. Ramsey Clark
democracy faults constitution
Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
democracy middle-east realistic
We have to have a more realistic foreign policy and not a utopian one where we say, oh, we're going to spread freedom and democracy, and everybody in the Middle East is going to love us. They are not going to love us. Rand Paul
democracy turns ifs
If you're not turned on by politics, politics will turn on you. Ralph Nader
democracy denial information
Information is the currency of democracy. It's denial must always be suspect.
democracy plutocracy
We have an underdeveloped democracy and overdeveloped plutocracy.
democracy flags lines
The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they're open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, 'Shut up, get in line and wave the flag.'
democracy branches able
We live in a democracy and I do not understand why highly respected scientists from top international branches are not able express themselves! Nina Hagen
democracy world plans
When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there's nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy. Neil deGrasse Tyson
democracy denial moments
But the moment the politicians start saying they are in denial of what the scientists are telling them, of what the consensus of scientific experiments demonstrates, that is the beginning of the end of an informed democracy.
democracy fundamentals world
Knowledge of the natural world and how it works should be counted as fundamental to informed governance. You can't have a functioning democracy, if the electorate is under-informed or, worse, mis-informed.
democracy share
Democracy is too good to share with just anybody. Nigel Rees
democracy austerity wells
Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
democracy doe idlers
Democracy does not contain any force which will check the constant tendency to put more and more on the public payroll. The state is like a hive of bees in which the drones display, multiply and starve the workers so the idlers will consume the food and the workers will perish. Plato
democracy ifs candidates
If you say in advance there is going to be a main candidate and then that doesn't count later, then that's going to be a highly problematic occurrence in a democracy. Martin Schulz
democracy imperialism building
Building democracy as an imposition from abroad is a form of imperialism. Lech Walesa
democracy want privacy
In a democracy, the public should be asked how much security and how much privacy they want for themselves. Max Mosley
democracy taste bitter
The taste of democracy becomes a bitter taste when the fullness of democracy is denied.
democracy fairs efficient
Democracy is not meant to be efficient, it is meant to be fair. Mario Cuomo