Quotes About Democracy

There are a lot of problems with democracy. We need to think about how to find the people most qualified for the job.

The Fayyad cabinet may well be the best the Palestinians ever get. But whatever its good qualities, there is no democracy.

To say that most of us today are purely expansive is only another way of saying that most of us continue to be more concerned with the quantity than with the quality of our democracy.

It is foolishly thought by some that democratical constitutions will not, cannot, last; that the States will quarrel with each other; that a king, or at least a nobility, are indispensable for the prosperity of a nation.

A free press is the cornerstone of democracy; there is no question about that.

The critical question is: How do we ensure that the Internet develops in a way that is compatible with democracy?

Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable.

I will be extremely happy if people start questioning political parties when they make electoral alliances.

Watching people getting absorbed in news, I have learned that if the media wants, it can empower citizens with its brave questions. It can make India's democracy more alive.

The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.

If a catastrophic event wipes out a large portion of House members, America needs to know this body, elected by the people, will be quickly and legally reconstituted and will continue to function.

I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred.

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.

Democracy has betrayed the race, because education has not served man as was expected.

This country has always been run by elite, and it's an elitist democracy. And that's not a radical concept. It's elitist democracy. When people talk about democracy, they don't talk - really talk about participatory democracy, until the point that we get us at Election Day.

The business of making music is changing so radically because of the Internet. It's become a lot more democratic in one respect, but in another respect there's no one left to guide and mentor young bands.

You know in democracy you can protest peacefully and I'm sure you know it will have at least some kind of impact. You need to raise your voice. If you can't do much, you know, but at least raise you voice. Raising your voice is something you need to do.

I believe a real democracy can only flourish when you have your own nation state, your own identity, even your own flag you can rally around.

As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country's elites.

I was one of the first 18-year-olds in the United States elected to public office right after 18-year-olds got the right to vote back in the early '70s. I ran for the Board of Education.

I only became involved in politics when democracy returned to Bolivia. Then, unluckily in democracy, we ran into the inheritance of 20 years of military government, a great deal of debt, and a great deal of expense.

The beauty of democracy is that an average, random, unremarkable citizen can lead it.

The right numerical balance is not just random number, it is an inherent checking mechanism in our parliamentary democracy against any ruling party that chooses to put its political interests first.

We have to end Citizens United, and we have to do it united as a people. If we don't do it, our system is going to be further corrupted.