Democracy Quotes · Page 187

Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.

— Howard Zinn

I like democracy. I like to be able to throw out my political leaders when they get things wrong, and we don't…

— David Cameron

The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid.

— Art Spander

I believe that Indonesia has to first be ruled by some form of a socialist system, before we can even start talking…

— Andre Vltchek

It is past time for Democrats and Republicans to join together to create a bipartisan coalition for courage and common sense.

— Linda McMahon

When it comes to standing up for veterans, we cannot be the Republicans and Democrats, we have to be the red, white,…

— Barbara Mikulski

All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.

— Hunter S. Thompson

To make Democracy work, you need an aristocratic democracy. To make Aristocracy work, you need a democratic aristocracy.

— George Bernard Shaw

2010 is not just a choice between Republicans and Democrats. 2010 is not just a choice between liberals and conservatives. 2010 is…

— Marco Rubio

If Democrats are not showing up in those [rural] places even if you're not gonna win right away but if you're not…

— Barack Obama

You see a lot of fear among Republicans. Oh, man, this guy [Donald Trump] has a lot of vulnerabilities and weaknesses that's…

— Chris Hayes

If there were two candidates, a Democrat and a Republican, who each committed to the same kind of fundamental reform, then the…

— Lawrence Lessig

We have a democracy within the bounds of a constitution which provides certain guarantees related to the basic humanity of every person.…

— John Shelby Spong

The fact is, when it comes to economic leadership, the Republicans have nothing to brag about. This isn't what the American people…

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democracy may not prove in the long run to be as efficient as other forms of government, but it has one saving…

— Bill Moyers

And the principle which distinguishes democracy from all other forms of government is that in a democracy the opposition not only is…

— Walter Lippmann

Democracy destroys the unity of the Rumanian nation, dividing it among political parties, making Rumanians hate one another, and thus exposing a…

— Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe…

— George W. Bush

In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the…

— James Madison

But here's the ugly truth: nature doesn't care about democracy, or who's right, or what's fair. And because of the slow-change aspect…

— Jamais Cascio

[Democrats] have gotten rid of the mask, and they can't help themselves. And they are exposing who they really are every day…

— Rush Limbaugh

Nationalisation...does not in itself engender greater equality, more jobs in the regions, higher investment or industrial democracy. The public knows this perfectly…

— Anthony Crosland

Parliament is for discussion. Parliament is to show dissent. Parliament is to give an argument for one's opposition, to present an argument…

— Narendra Modi

Every democracy must involve civil society in the process of establishing budgets, and all sectors of society must be consulted to determine…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

Democracy has no convictions for which people would be willing to stake their lives.

— Ernst Hanfstaengl

When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there's nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Now the Democrats control the Senate. But the good news is that now the Republicans can admit that Strom Thurmond has been…

— Jay Leno

I am very happy to be nominated by the Congress party to contest the Lok Sabha elections.

— Nagma

If Democrats oppose a border wall, they're just saying they want continued, unendingly illegal immigration.

— Stephen Miller

We have the men--the skill--the wealth--and above all, the will… We must be the great arsenal of democracy.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may…

— Noam Chomsky

We must correct the problems and inequities in the way we conduct and decide elections in the United States.

— Tom Daschle

Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.

— Nancy Gibbs

There is no great force for change, for peace, for justice and democracy, for inclusive economic growth than a world of empowered…

— Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Democracy cannot be exported to some other place. This must be a product of internal domestic development in a society.

— Vladimir Putin

Honesty in politics is the result of strength; hypocrisy is the result of weakness.

— Vladimir Lenin

“System fails when people with ability don't have authority and people with authority don't have ability.”

— Amit Kalantri

You can't go do the Green New Deal, but Republicans can't just criticize the ideas of Democrats without proposing an alternative.

— Matt Gaetz

When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.

— Anonymous

In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.

— Narendra Modi