Democracies are not very stable.

Democracies don't go to war against each other, and by and large they don't sponsor terrorism. They're more likely to respect the environment and…

— William J. Clinton

“the democracies that arose after the First World War (and the Second) often collapsed when a single party seized power in some combination of…

— Timothy Snyder

What other, newer democracies find relatively easy - conducting an election, the counting of votes, the peaceful transition of power - seems to have…

— Barkha Dutt

It is a law of governance that democracies have to spend themselves dizzy. Citizens of democracies can, after all, tell their government to give…

— P. J. O'Rourke

The idea that democracies could be vulnerable to demagogues is not a new notion.

— Bill Kristol

Developing and newer democracies are much more susceptible to the tactics of populists and demagogues - they often do not have strong institutions, free…

— Kofi Annan

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots.…

— Demosthenes

Our Declaration of Independence declares that democracies derive their power from the 'consent of the governed.' But this democracy will fail if only some…

— Jonathan Capehart

All democracies turn into dictatorships - but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon…

— George Lucas

Democrats are not a national party. They have lost governorships, state legislatures, mayoralties. They have lost 1,500 seats since elections, 2010, '12, '14, it's…

— Rush Limbaugh

Republican voters are fed up with Democrats and Democrat policy.

— Rush Limbaugh

The media tries to destroy Republicans who make little faux pas and they start telling everybody how dumb and stupid or uncaring they are.…

— Rush Limbaugh

The amount of money coming into Washington is not a factor when the Democrats start spending it. Witness Obama. National debt doubled in eight…

— Rush Limbaugh

Four states where [Democrats] have the governorship and both houses of the legislature. That's it. They have lost seats. They are not gonna win…

— Rush Limbaugh

I can't see the Democrats working with Donald Trump on tax reform unless the rich get soaked. The thing about this that should be…

— Rush Limbaugh