Quotes About Democracy

Only religion can prevent democratic rule from developing into mob rule. A nation can prosper only as its citizens are religious, intelligent, capable of service and eager to render it.

We must now, in the 21st century, protect democracy, one which rests on fundamental rights for all, regardless of skin color, gender, race or religion. Nothing less than that is at stake.

Real democracy means that no group or faction or leader can impose their will, their ideology, their religion, their desires on anyone else.

Indeed, as long as a country has a culture a religion an ideology where Islam is dominant it will never be a democracy.

This is one of the paradoxes of the democratic movement - that it loves a crowd and fears the individuals who compose it - that the religion of humanity should have no faith in human beings.

Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values.

Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.

What people in Burma need is a democratic federal Burma that guarantees autonomy, rights and protection for all, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or race.

Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to survive

In pluralistic, democratic societies, there is the freedom to adopt the religion of your choice. This is good. This lets curious people like you run around on the loose!

My government will respect the will of the people.

When you vote, vote for those who are not warmongers, and vote for those who respect human rights. When you see a president who doesn't respect human rights, don't vote for that person.

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.

To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness.

Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.

We respect opposition to any position or policy. But we believe that the opinion that should prevail and be respected is that of the majority.

Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being.

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect they are equal absolutely.

People who have no respect for human life or for freedom or justice have taken over this beautiful country of ours. It will be up to the American people to take it back.

Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows.

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.

Democracy's real test lies in its respect for minority opinion.

If I were to vote, I would intentionally vote for the goofiest candidate. It is my theory that when the people can outwit the leader, the more respected their voices will be.

The progress from an absolute to a limited monarchy, from a limited monarchy to a democracy, is a progress toward a true respect for the individual.