Democracy not only requires equality but also an…

Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal. Cross cultural experience teaches…

— Jeane Kirkpatrick

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

— Howard Zinn

A vital democracy requires an informed electorate, civil discourse, and bold thinking.

— Jane O'Meara Sanders

“Democracy requires accountability and consent of the governed, which is only possible if citizens know what is being done in their name.”

— Glenn Greenwald

Saving the world requires saving democracy. That requires well-informed citizens. Conservation, environment, poverty, community, education, family, health, economy- these combine to make one quest:…

— Carl Safina

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

— Charles W. Pickering

The spirit of democracy... requires change of the heart... requires the inculcation of the spirit of brotherhood.

— Mahatma Gandhi

If Despotism failed only for want of a capable benevolent despot, what chance has Democracy, which requires a whole population of capable voters.

— George Bernard Shaw

At the dawn of his administration, President Obama opined: 'A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency.' Magical rays of white-hot sunlight emanated from…

— Michelle Malkin

My journey to public service began the morning after the 2016 election, when I faced the reality that democracy requires participation - not observation.

— Dean Phillips

Civil disobedience is not something outside the realm of democracy. Democracy requires civil disobedience. Without civil disobedience democracy does not exist.

— Howard Zinn

“a democracy requires open access to ideas. It requires a willingness to struggle and learn, to question our own suppositions and biases, to open…

— Dan Rather

Democracy requires that if you who don't like the outcome of elections you have to tolerate it and then pursue your interest the next…

— Randall Robinson

But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of…

— John Cusack

Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the…

— Pat Buchanan