Quotes About Democracy

Our only real hope for democracy is that we get the money out of politics entirely and establish a system of publicly funded elections.

The justification of majority rule in politics is not to be found in its ethical superiority.

I don't think Bush was legitimately elected President.

Politicians are dumb, but they can count to 50% plus one.

As for being a voice in politics, I feel whether you are famous or not, busy or not, it's incumbent upon every citizen to participate in this government in any way we can.

It is hostile to a democratic system to involve the judiciary in the politics of the people.

Young people need to re-engage with politics. The life of democracy depends on it. We've left it to the stuff shirts, and obviously they haven't been minding the store.

Politics in a democracy is transactional: Politicians seek votes by promising to do things for voters, who seek promises in exchange for their votes.

If pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of Congress?

We spent time on Burma and the need for the military regime there to understand that they shouldn't fear the voices of people. And yet they do.

Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means we choose between two bodies of real, though not avowed, autocrats. We choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee...

That liberty [is pure] which is to go to all, and not to the few or the rich alone. (to Horatio Gates, 1798)

Democracy's fatal flaw: There are more dumb people than smart people. Welcome to the new Dark Ages!

The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.

oh, what a democracy MY PRIME MINISTER IS CORRUPT

We are now at risk of having a zombie democracy roaming around a one-party state.

It's nice to have four years between elections. It takes people that long to regain their faith.

Indian democracy's greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics.

With each passing day, I become more and more convinced that the greatest threat to American freedom is the United States government.

We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the Taiwanese people.

The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era.

Democratic dissent is not disloyalty, it is a positive civic duty.

However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan's democracy.

Germany and Austria have had positive experiences with strong states and a cooperative democracy. I am certain that this example could be helpful in a constructive debate on the Catalonian situation.