Quotes About Democracy

It was we, the people, not we, the white male citizens, nor yet we, the male citizens, but we, the whole people, who formed this Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people–women as well as men.

Here, in the first paragraph of the Declaration [of Independence], is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can "the consent of the governed" be given, if the right to vote be denied?

Here, in the first paragraph of the Declaration, is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can "the consent of the governed" be given, if the right to vote be denied?

got a return on his investment of almost two votes per gallon.

Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.

Peaceful protest is a hallmark of our democracy. It has been in impetus for social change throughout our history.

We can't continue with this social democracy here in Brazil.

There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.

What are the American ideals? They are the development of the individual for his own and the common good; the development of the individual through liberty; and the attainment of the common good through democracy and social justice.

The challenge as we saw in the Nigerian project was to restructure the economy decisively in the direction of a modern free market as an appropriate environment for cultivation of freedom and democracy and the natural emergence of a new social order.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

Democracy is indispensable to socialism.

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in the country.

Socialism, as I understand it, is a system of democracy. Without democracy, there is no socialism.

I don't understand why it has to be either - or - either socialism or democracy. Why can't we combine things to get the best of each system?

We do not want socialism.

For me, it's sort of like a cultural democracy or musical socialism to take a stand and get out of the major cities if you can.

I think of myself as a democratic capitalist, although I think the word 'socialism' loses its meaning every time that it is used to describe literally any policy left of far right by the current Republicans.

Socialism most always leads to a failure of democracy because the economic system ultimately cannot provide for its people.

I have a political philosophy by which I judge political events. It's called socialism, which at its core is about achieving equality, justice and peace through democracy.

But we don't have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy - which is the only real alternative to capitalism in the modern world.

And you cannot have a socialist revolution commandeered from the top, ordered around by some omniscient leader or group of leaders.

Socialist democracy is not, a luxury and its need is not limited to the most advanced industrial countries.