Quotes About Democracy

The Republicans want an autocracy where the rights of minorities and others are not protected.

The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters.

We're doing exactly what the Republicans don't want: getting more people involved in our democracy. Giving more Americans a voice in their future.

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.

Democracy or politics done without values and ideals is dangerous for the country.

I do not believe 'Newsweek' is the only catcher in the rye between democracy and ignorance, but I think we're one of them, and I don't think there are that many on the edge of that cliff.

Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant.

When we ignore the will of the people, people lose.

It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.

I think that my general feeling about the United States is that democracy works, and I've believed that my whole life, and my experience as a businessperson for 30 years was if you ignore the sound and fury, American democracy works if you give it enough time.

It's very hard for politicians to ignore even just a handful of letters about the same issue.

In a true democracy is the cure for most of our social and political ills, but a few of them must remain to keep us going.

Democracy cannot be imagined without Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha, and they cannot be imagined without MPs and MLAs.

I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing.

Impeachment is allowed under Brazil's Constitution.

Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.

Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation.

Growing up, when we would get dragged to these events, I didn't want to be there. Over time, as we got older, I developed a real appreciation of the importance of being involved in the democratic process.

I think comedy and satire are a very important part of democracy, and it's important we are able to laugh at the idiosyncrasies or the follies or vanities of people in power.

Aristotle might not recognize it, or others who are at the root of democracy. What type of democracy do you impose with marines and bombs?

My parents told us how they felt but never imposed their beliefs on us, although I appreciate I got a healthy sense of democracy from them.

Imposing democracy through force is a roll of the dice.

Frequent elections not only entail more burden on human resources, imposition of model code also impedes the development process.