As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Abraham Lincoln
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. Oscar Wilde
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. Winston Churchill
In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. Aristotle
A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine. Thomas Jefferson
You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions. Patrick Leahy
People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote - a very different thing. Walter J. Judd
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
G.K. Chesterton
A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy. Theodore Roosevelt
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. George Bernard Shaw
Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve. Edward Albee
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. John. F. Kennedy
The true democrat is he who with purely nonviolent means defends his liberty and, therefore, his country's and ultimately that of the whole of mankind. Mahatma Gandhi
Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employment. Aristotle
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. Aristotle
Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Dr. Lawrence J. Peter
The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people. Abraham Lincoln
Democracy consists of choosing your dictators after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear.
Alan Coren
Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least. Robert Byrne
All democracies are based on the proposition that power is very dangerous and that it is extremely important not to let any one person or small group have too much power for too long a time. Aldous Huxley
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. James Bovard
Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely. Aristotle
The motivating force of the theory of a Democratic way of life is still a belief that as individuals we live cooperatively, and, to the best of our ability, serve the community in which we live, and that our own success, to be real, must contribute. Eleanor Roosevelt
To make democracy work, we must be a notion of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain. Louis L’Amour
Freedom is when the people can speak, democracy is when the government listens.” Alastair Farrugia
There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to begin a war and to end it. Alexis de Tocqueville
The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid. Art Spander
Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant. Unknown
Democracy passes into despotism. Plato
Monarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos. Polybius
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy. Charles de Montesquieu
The best example of democracy I can recall is five wolves sitting down to dinner with one sheep. Unknown
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. Henry Louis Mencken
A democracy is as really a republic as on oak a tree, or a temple a building. John Adams
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. Niels Bohr
The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of rights. Thomas Jefferson
The hopes of the Republic cannot forever tolerate either undeserved poverty or self-serving wealth. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nothing could be more dangerous to the existence of this Republic than to introduce religion into politics.
Robert Green Ingersoll
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. James Madison
Every citizen of the republic ought to consider himself an unofficial policeman, and keep unsalaried watch and ward over the laws and their execution. Mark Twain.
Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. John Adams
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. Plutarch
Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander. Victor Hugo
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money. Margaret Thatcher
Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things. Alexander Hamilton
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. Alexander Hamilton
The hopes of the Republic cannot forever tolerate either undeserved poverty or self-servijg wealth. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nothing could be more dangerous to the existence of this Republic than to introduce religion into politics. Robert Green
Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. John Adams
Any appeasement of tyranny is treason to this republic and to the democratic ideal. William Allen White
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Mark Twain
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge where there is no river. Nikita Khrushchev
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Mark Twain
