The principle of democracy is all about delegation of…

In a democracy the majority of citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority...and that oppression of the majority will…

— Edmund Burke

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

— Edmund Burke

“Fowler, Hines, and the rest of the city’s black clergymen claimed that the majority of D.C.’s citizens shared their opposition to Clarke’s bill.”

— James Forman Jr

I think it is a simple statement of principle that in a democracy you should make your MPs work harder for your vote and…

— Nick Clegg

Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural…

— Maximilien Robespierre

We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation.

— Mahmoud Abbas

The principle, that should be a fundamental principle in our democracy, the principle of "one person, one vote," says that the vote of every…

— Lawrence Lessig

It is a fundamental principle of democracy that citizens obey the law or incur whatever penalty applies to its breaking.

— Ann Widdecombe

What is the basic principle of democracy? In the end, it is loyalty to the nation. We Central Europeans know from historical experience that…

— Viktor Orban

In a really equal democracy, every or any section would be represented, not disproportionately, but proportionately. ... Unless they are, there is not equal…

— John Stuart Mill

“This is the first principle of democracy: that the essential things in men are the things they hold in common, not the things they…

— G.K. Chesterton

The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.

— Fulton J. Sheen

“In a democracy, there is no check against despotism, because the principle of democracy is supposed to be itself a check. But it guarantees…

— B.F. Skinner

The primal principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual.

— Edward Bellamy

I do think that even if the average person doesn't care, it IS a big deal. Like, it's been a foundational principle of our…

— Christopher Michael Cillizza