Democracy Quotes

The paradox of American democracy has been that its slogan of equal opportunity has meant, often, equal opportunity to get power over your fellows.

What keeps the democracy alive at all but the hatred of excellence; the desire of the base to see no head higher than their own?

It is not the armed forces which can protect our democracy. It is the moral strength of democracy which alone can give any meaning to the efforts at military security.

The taste of democracy becomes a bitter taste when the fullness of democracy is denied.

If there is a rotten government in a democracy, the main reason for this is that there is a rotten majority over there!

I think [Winston] Churchill said it was " [democracy] the worst of all systems except for all the others." And that's probably true. It's never gone easily.

I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated.

The promise to leave the European Union, end the supremacy of EU law and take back control of our democracy. With my leadership, it will be delivered.

If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy. So Obama will rise or fall based not so much on what he does but on what we do to support him.

You think history is going to remember the United States as a great democracy? No, they're going to think of us as a nation that became addicted to war. They'll call us warlords.

How do you deliver democracy to a country? You don't do it down the barrel of a gun. That's not how you deliver it.

As you have fewer and fewer voices in a democracy, in a free society, it's not good to limit the number of voices.

I'm a citizen in a democracy. To call me an activist would be redundant. It's not a spectator sport. If we all become non-participants, it no longer works.

Philadelphia, the foundation of freedom, liberty and democracy, I still believe in the idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Gobbledygook may indicate a failure to think clearly, a contempt for one's clients, or more probably a mixture of both. A system that can't or won't communicate is not a safe basis for a democracy.

Democracy is more dangerous than fire. Fire can't vote itself immune to water.

Obamacare is a crime against democracy.

There does not have to be trade-off between growth and social protection. A democracy does not mean much if it doesn't respond to the needs and will of its people.

The Constitution empowers the people to resolve our day's most contentious issues. When judges forget this basic truth, they do a disservice to our democracy and to our constitution.

Some have even suggested that this recent trend has transformed our democracy from one founded on, "We the people," to one ruled by, "We the court."

Our constitutional system is founded on democracy: the will of the people, not the unchecked rule of judges.

Now the question is, now that we are there, what should we do in the best interest of the U.S., not only from a standpoint of the necessity of some stable democracy in the Middle East.

I think the important thing is to realize that the establishment of a democracy is sometimes a messy thing and it takes time. Yeah, we've been at it 240 years.

The number one priority of President Trump is to rebuild our military, to restore the arsenal of democracy.

Every part of our program of perestroika - and the program as a whole, for that matter - is fully based on the principle of more socialism and more democracy.

In effect, according to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible. By gaining democratic freedoms the working masses come to power.

I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

You cannot apply your high standards to a country [Egypt] burdened with decades of autocratic rule. Our democracy is still in its infancy.

The real beauty of democracy is that the average man believes he is above average.

It's possible to go faster than folk are ready for; that's the key to democracy.

It is never smart, even in a strong democracy, to declare some debate off limits. In a weakening democracy it is catastrophic.

The true policy of government is to make use of aristocracy, but under the forms and in the spirit of democracy.

Elections are a festival of democracy. Everyone must join this festival of democracy and strengthen it.

While 1857 was about 'Swaraj ki ladai', the 2014 elections would be about 'Surajya ki ladai'.

In democracy, people's verdict is always final and we all have to accept it with humility.

Children who can barely say maa, pappa, are saying Ab ki baar Modi sarkar. This is the power of democracy.

It is a tribute to Indian democracy that a person from a poor family, an ordinary family, is today addressing the nation from the Red Fort.

I am not asking for 60 months to sit and enjoy power, but to be the Chowkidaar of the country.

A crime is a crime irrespective of the birth marks of the criminal.

Lokmanya Tilak said "Swaraj is my birthright" but now the people of India must say, "Surajya is my birthright".

Every voter is a Bharat Bhagya Vidhata.

The 2014 elections are not about winning or losing, but of ensuring a bright future for India. It is about sowing the seeds for a 'Bhavya' and a 'Divya Bharat'.

Our nation is rich and our people can be rich. 2014 elections is a fight against poverty.

There is no question in the fact that India has a global responsibility, and the coming "Gyan Yug" would see India play a pivotal role, using the strengths of its democracy and demographic dividend.

Jan Bhagidari is the biggest asset of a democracy. We are increasing it through MyGov, letters from citizens, Mann Ki Baat and other initiatives.

Democracy is such a framework that everyone has the right to live their lives, fix their goals, their aims, their dreams and the ways to achieve them according to their own choice.

A democracy can't succeed without people's participation. 'MyGov' empowers the people of India to contribute towards Surajya.

India offers demographic dividend, democracy and demand...3D. I have added a new D. De-regulation.

NDA not only stands for National Democratic Alliance but is also the National Development Alliance.