Democracy Quotes
The chief support of an autocracy is a standing army. The chief support of a democracy is an educated people.
Where are the real sources of human dignity, freedom and modern democracy, if not in the concept of infinity to which all men are equal?
A delightful form of government, anarchic and motley, assigning a kind of equality indiscriminately to equals and unequals alike!
Freedom in a democracy is the glory of the state, and, therefore, in a democracy only will the freeman of nature deign to dwell.
Plutocracy too long tolerated leaves democracy on the auction block, subject to the highest bidder.
Think of the millions of young men who died fighting for democracy. We spit on their graves when we let democracy slip away into the sewer of illegal money.
There is no more important struggle for American democracy than ensuring a diverse, independent and free media. Free Press is at the heart of that struggle.
The strategic partnership between the European Union and the United States is rooted in our shared values of freedom, human rights, democracy and a belief in the market economy.
Citizenship has been out of fashion for some decades in our country, but now it is back in fashion. Weekends are for fighting tyranny. And that's why it's going to be really fun to see Democracy Now!
Industrial capitalism brought representative democracy, but with a weak public mandate and inert citizenry. The digital age offers a new democracy based on public deliberation and active citizenship.
Whatever politicians, activists and manipulators propose, it is the phlegmatic, indifferent, ingrained electorate which disposes.
The biggest threat to this country isn't the Russians. It's our own inability to make democracy or capitalism work.
We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of democracy.
How do we protect the soul of democracy against bad theology in service of an imperial state?
What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both.
Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.
If you say simply that pressures toward democracy are created by the market, I would say yes
We urge all democratic nations and the United Nations to answer the Iraqi Governing Council's call for support for the people of Iraq in making the transition to democracy.
The United States is not for democracy in Iraq, it's for setting up a puppet government.
If we want to cultivate a true spirit of democracy we cannot afford to be intolerant. Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.
Democracy is about voting and it's about a majority vote. And it's time that we started exercising the Democratic process.
The spirit of democracy... requires change of the heart... requires the inculcation of the spirit of brotherhood.
The very essence of democracy is that every person represents all the varied interests which compose the nation.
Democracy sometimes appears paralyzed by those who take advantage of its freedoms in order to abuse them for undemocratic ends.
We should seek international support for our mutual objectives abroad, in promoting freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, and also the elimination of weapons of mass destruction.
Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed.
It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.
We all have more at stake in the rules of the game than we do in the outcomes of the game. When that changes, that's when you begin to lose democracy.
Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth
And in a democracy, when we say we're mad at what's going on, what we need to be saying is we're mad at ourselves.
I do think that even if the average person doesn't care, it IS a big deal. Like, it's been a foundational principle of our democracy for 240 years.
Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.
I think the good old British democracy should keep scrutinising and pressing to get the truth out.
Eloquence is an engine invented to manage and wield at will the fierce democracy, and, like medicine to the sick, is only employed in the paroxysms of a disordered state.
If we have a chance of succeeding and bringing stability and democracy to Iraq, it will mean learning from our mistakes, not denying them and not ignoring them.
Democracy is the most realistic way for diverse peoples to resolve their differences, and share power, and heal social divisions without violence or repression.
Skill development, speed and scale are the 3 important aspects that are relevant to the present-day growth and development module.