There is nothing more important to a democracy than an…

We do not understand democracy in its bourgeois meaning--of babbling, lack of discipline, anarchy. We understand democracy as the active participation of the citizens…

— Nicolae Ceausescu

I don't believe that there's such a thing as objectivity in much of journalism, but I think there is a serious effort to and…

— Jann Wenner

In the United States the government has become less important. So, it's democracy, but as each year passes it seems that the government plays…

— Will Oldham

In the United States, the world's most important democracy, Congress seems permanently deadlocked, in hock to moneyed interests, unable to grapple with the big…

— Anne Applebaum

This is why universities, and civil society more generally, are so important for a democracy like ours, founded on a genuine idealism that we…

— Abhijit Banerjee

Some kind of affirmative action is important in a democracy and for economic competitiveness and national security. The Army was the first to realize…

— Andrew Young

The right of a minority is so important in a democracy.

— Robert Caro

I think it's important in a democracy such as ours that we have multiple sources to get news and information and utilize the media…

— Donna Brazile

I've always thought that the role of citizen, the role of advocate, were as important in our democracy as running for office.

— Hillary Clinton

What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.

— Walter Cronkite

This is why we feel that democracy's important: because democracy allows you to have small explosions and therefore avoid the bigger explosions.

— Indira Gandhi

On one hand, it is very important that democracy and human rights be defended across borders. But it is also very important to respect…

— Sebastian Pinera

Individual actions are important because in any democracy, citizens need to feel agency. If you feel powerless, totally powerless, it's psychologically dangerous.

— Elizabeth May

The Supreme Court of the United States is too important to our democracy for it to be understaffed for partisan reasons.

— Patrick Leahy