Quotes about democracy
democracy tradition
(Tradition) is the democracy of the dead. Gilbert K. Chesterton
democracy noses may
Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it's something you ought to do yourself.
democracy ordinary citizens
There is nothing beyond the reach of ordinary citizens doing the daily work of democracy, and no problem too great to tackle with the power of active citizenship.
democracy defense electorate
The best defense of democracy is an informed electorate. Thomas Jefferson
democracy minorities majority
If the measures which have been pursued are approved by the majority, it is the duty of the minority to acquiesce and conform.
democracy vigilance eternal-vigilance
Eternal Vigilance is the price of democracy.
democracy foundation educated
The cornerstone of democracy rests on the foundation of an educated electorate.
democracy electorate depends
A properly functioning democracy depends on an informed electorate.
democracy function active
Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry. Rick Perry
democracy way majority
Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy. Robert Bork
democracy complaining three
And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position that we shouldn't complain about that; that's the price of admission for a living in a great democracy. Rick Mercer
democracy east administration
A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is the cure for terrorism. Timothy Garton Ash
democracy definitions process
To include freedom in the very definition of democracy is to define a process not by its actual characteristics as a process but by its hoped for results. This is not only intellectually invalid, it is, in practical terms, blinding oneself in advance to some of the unwanted consequences of the process. Thomas Sowell
democracy bullets ballots
The future is best decided by ballots, not bullets. Ronald Reagan
democracy information entanglement
Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized. Romano Prodi
democracy politician ifs
If democracy is to be rebuilt … it is necessary not just for the public to learn to trust their politicians, but for the politicians to learn to trust the public. Rory Stewart
democracy socialism
There is no democracy without socialism, and no socialism without democracy. Rosa Luxemburg
democracy prevention facts
Peace, prosperity, and democracy cannot endure if imposed from the outside. We should cease to make false distinctions between peacekeeping and prevention; they are in fact inextricably linked. Susan Rice
democracy jazz structure
Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can say almost anything.
democracy done international
Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only the tiniest beginnings of that. Susan George
democracy world
In the world there is no democracy better than our democracy. Such a thing has never before been seen. Ruhollah Khomeini
democracy way hard
It 's really hard to impose democracy. It has to emerge naturally. You have to get out of the way and let it happen. Wesley Clark
democracy world financial
Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere. Stephane Hessel
democracy ambitious arrogant
The largest threat to freedom, democracy, the market economy and prosperity, is no longer socialism. It is, instead, the ambitious, arrogant, unscrupulous ideology of environmentalism. Vaclav Klaus
democracy ambitious global-warming
As someone who lived under communism for most of my life I feel obliged to say that the biggest threat to freedom, democracy, the market economy and prosperity at the beginning of the 21st century is not communism or its various softer variants. Communism was replaced by the threat of ambitious environmentalism.
democracy sacred constitution
The constitution is a sacred document in a democracy. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
democracy suggestions libertarian
Democracy is the suggestion box for slaves. Stefan Molyneux
democracy east middle
It's not a democracy here, it's the Middle East. Silvan Shalom
democracy regulation standards
In a democracy, regulation of the press and imposing standards on it must be voluntary. Shami Chakrabarti
democracy states despotism
The worst of all States is the democratic State. Pierre Corneille
democracy outcomes next
Democracy requires that if you who don't like the outcome of elections you have to tolerate it and then pursue your interest the next time around. Randall Robinson
democracy said
Iggy. This is not a democracy," I said,(...)"It's a Maxocracy. James Patterson
democracy way climate
Climate change now represents so urgent a threat to mankind that the only way to deal with it is by suspending democracy. James Lovelock