Quotes About Democracy

Trial by jury is the palladium of our liberties. I do not know what a palladium is, but I am sure it is a good thing!

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.

When you make the claim that something on the Internet is going to be good for democracy, you often [hear], 'Are you talking about the thing with the singing cats?'

We say in a democracy that good ideas will drive out bad ones, so if the good ones aren't there, we're left with the bad ones

We're just trying to figure out what being a good citizen is, what participating in a democracy is, what taking responsibility for being an American citizen in a global context means to us.

I don't think we have very good records about what they were thinking except, as I pointed out earlier today, that they did invent our political system.

We are a one party country. Half of them call themselves Democrats and the other half call themselves Republicans. All the good ideas come from the Libertarians.

It may well happen that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people, will be more constant to the public good than if pronounced by the people themselves.

What's very important is that we build a space that matters in the world, one that operates according to democratic rules, and that small and large countries enjoy a good relationship.

Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense and attachment of the people. This basis, weak as it may appear, has not yet been found to fail.

Much of what we see in America, what most people feel has been progress and good things, have been brought about by the existence of third parties.

I believe in a democratic approach to fashion: if you feel good, then great. You may not look good, but it's not the problem.

Human Beings are just good enough to make democracy possible...just bad enough to make it neccessary.

Democracy is threatened by the inertia of good people, by the selfishness of most people, and by the evil designs of a few people.

Democracy will never be supplanted by a republic of experts—and that is a very good thing.

I do not think an enormous permanent underclass is a very good thing to have if you're attempting to operate something that at least pretends sometimes to be a democracy.

If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

In free governments the rulers are the servants, and the people their superiors and sovereigns.

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think. Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge where there is no river.

A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.

Democracy is just a filler for textbooks! Do you actually believe that public opinion influences the government?

In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age.