Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve.

In a democracy, people tend to get the kind of government they deserve.

— John Lanchester

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The first lesson of politics or, at least, democracy is that it is a government by the people and for the people, isn't it?…

— Urmila Matondkar

“...they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve, and if you do, you never get the results you expected.”

— E.A. Bucchianeri

If we had the government we deserved we would have the most righteous government, because we deserve the best - everybody does.

— Marianne Williamson

Candidates seeking the highest office in our government deserve the opportunity to be fully heard.

— Harris Faulkner

Americans feel frustrated, distanced, and disenfranchised from our elected government. We deserve more: a government in which we truly all have a voice.

— Eric Swalwell

Pops added,you know, they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve. And if you do, you never get the results…

— Anonymous

What other form of government, indeed, can so well deserve our esteem and love?

— John Adams

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

— Thomas Jefferson

“In a democracy government is the God.”

— Amit Kalantri

Because of the caste system, because of the fact that there is no social link between those who make the decisions and those who…

— Arundhati Roy

Of course in a democracy the government and the citizens have to abide by court rulings, even if we don't like them or don't…

— Ayelet Shaked

I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists…

— Frank Zappa

People are constantly applying double standards. Take the United States, for example. Washington wants the whole world to admire the country for its democracy.…

— Jacob Zuma