Quotes About Democracy

Las librerías son el centro de la democracia. Lo primero que los dictadores hacen cuando toman un país es cerrar todas las librerías, porque las librerías están llenas de ideas y diferencias de opinión, todas las cosas que decimos querer en una sociedad libre y abierta, Así que mantengámoslas, apoyémosles, abrasémoslas y amémoslas.

It was a revolution against owner-caste oligarchy and cheating! Adam Smith recommended the remedy of democracy, plus openly negotiated and deliberated laws that are evenly enforced by transparently accountable civil servants. And our markets got better – more creative and productive – each time those rules were adjusted to expand our circles of democratic inclusion.

In 1983, Michael W. Doyle commented on the common observation that democracies almost never wage war on one another. Understanding the reasons for this phenomenon may be crucial to our hopes for preventing devastating conflict in the next generation. Which attributes of democracy foster this essential trait of mutual nonaggression?

In the version of democracy that we are all used to, every five years or so we enter a voting booth and choose a politician from the mostly narrow choice of political parties presented to us in general elections. We then let the victor get on with ruling over us until the next time the parties want our votes.

Democratic Development is a process of political struggle in which democrats work gains the upper hand in the society over non-democrats which directs aid at core political processes and institutions especially elections, political parties and politically oriented civil groups.

In reality, there is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard's vote.

There is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard's vote.

It'd be like casting a ballot for Stalin: you are voting for an end to all voting.

if there's a low voter turnout, then the majority of the people who get off their ass and do vote will be the Diehard Republicans, meaning the Christian Right and the party faithful, and these are the groups that vote as they're told, the ones controlled by the GOP Establishment, an Establishment that as already mentioned has got all its cash and credibility invested in the Shrub.

Righting the wrongs, defending America from the enemies of democracy and fighting for downtrodden women and children, in a man made world, Wonder Woman wins the hearts and leads the youth of America to victory over evil!

las democracias verdaderas se esfuerzan por integrar a las mayorías a unos modelos de educación, de salud, de higiene, de construcción de rituales compartidos

I have stated that a democracy is always two years behind the dictator.

No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

Democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

Il migliore argomento contro la democrazia è una conversazione di cinque minuti con l'elettore medio.

Whatever one may think about democratic government, it is just as well to have practical experience of its rough and slatternly foundations. No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections. Here

When can we have an election like the Americans – no rowdiness or fighting or fuss and all seats contested on the same

Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

it is the people who control the Government, not the Government the people.

Democracy is more vindictive than cabinets, the wars of peoples will be more terrible than those of kings.

Democracy does not favour continuity. The Englishman will not, except on great occasions, be denied the indulgence of kicking out the Ministers of the Crown whoever they are and of reversing their policy whatever it is.

Democracy is not based on violence or terrorism, but on reason, on fair play, on freedom, on respecting the rights of other people.

Democracy is not based on violence or terrorism, but on reason, on fair play, on freedom, on respecting the rights of other people. Democracy is no harlot to be picked up in the street by a man with a tommy gun. I trust the people, the mass of the people, in almost any country, but I like to make sure that it is the people and not a gang of bandits who think that by violence they can overturn constituted authority