Democracy Quotes · Page 129

A republic cannot succeed, till it contains a certain body of men imbued with the principles of justice and honour.

— Charles Darwin

Our Founding Fathers who created this republic did not believe in democracy. When did we come to worship this idol?

— Pat Buchanan

Democrats cannot conceive of "hate speech" towards Christians because, in their eyes, Christians always deserve it.

— Ann Coulter

In a mature democracy any proposed policy should be subjected to a close analysis of its likely benefits and costs.

— Dominic Grieve

Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; for no power that is not limited by laws can ever be protected by them.

— John Milton

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

— Edmund Burke

Democracy is our commitment. It is our great legacy, a legacy we simply cannot compromise. Democracy is in our DNA.

— Narendra Modi

Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.

— Ahmed Chalabi

I've entered politics the moment I marked my finger with the electoral voting mark. So I've entered politics, but I am not…

— Kamal Haasan

Organized religion, wielding power over the community, is antithetical to the process of what modern democracy should define as liberty. The sooner…

— Lawrence M. Krauss

We need democracy - but right now democracy needs us! It needs self-assured citizens who have confidence and drive, common sense and…

— Frank-Walter Steinmeier

There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of…

— Carlisle Floyd

Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will…

— Anonymous

Britain is a parliamentary democracy. Power rests in Parliament, in the House of Commons, and the government - the executive - has…

— Caroline Lucas

Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth…

— Malcolm Forbes

I've always voted Republican because America is exactly that, a republic. You can't expect much leadership with a Democrat behind the desk…

— Audrey Meadows

America is the one place in the world where I just innately understood [that] South Africa and the United States of America…

— Trevor Noah

We read so much about incompetence and corruption in all sorts of places. I'm not just thinking of the United Kingdom and…

— Colin Dexter

For the mass of men the idea of artistic creation can only be expressed by an idea unpopular in present discussions -…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The…

— Garry Wills

The United States presents a value system to the world that is based on democracy, based on economic freedom, based on individual…

— Colin Powell

We are enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend. The progress we are seeing, economic development are all part of…

— John Dramani Mahama

If we resort for a criterion to the different principles on which different forms of government are established, we may define a…

— James Madison

“Honey, it isn’t democracy that runs this country. Capitalism rules. It does no good to reason with the capitalists or their politicians.…

— Jerry Ash

“Democracy is a system were ignorants choose a government, comunism is a system where ignorants govern themselves.”

— Daniel Delgado F

There can be no perfect democracy curtailed by color, race, or poverty. But with all we accomplish all, even peace.

— W. E. B. Du Bois

Machines are neither Republicans nor Democrats and therefore can never be consciously or even unconsciously biased,

— James Baker

India is the biggest democracy. We have the right to say what we want to say, and people have the right to…

— Jackie Shroff

In every village there will arise a miscreant to establish the most grinding tyranny by calling himself the people.

— Robert Peel

The ideas and principles of democracy should not be limited to politics, but must pervade all areas of social life.

— Bruno Kreisky

I fundamentally agree with the critical nature of Israeli democracy, which embraces the core notion of free speech.

— Stacey Abrams

Democrats should be getting high-fives from sanitation truck drivers - that is what should be happening in America.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Millions around the world increasingly see America not as a model of democracy but as relying solely on brute force

— Vladimir Putin

Maduro distanced himself from democracy. He deconstructed the entire judiciary and blocked parliamentary processes.

— Juan Guaido

Look at the plight of a devotee. One cannot even use the name of his favourite God. What sort of democracy is…

— Suresh Gopi

Democracy comes naturally to him who is habituated normally to yield willing obedience to all laws, human or divine.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The skeptical relativist attempt to mandate a naked public square is undemocratic. It is also a danger to democracy.

— Henry Hyde

General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.

— Edmund Burke

You may not violate the rights of one human being, even if it is suggested to be done for the sake of…

— Ilkin Santak

Democrats are afraid of polls. Republicans aren`t afraid of polls. Republicans make polls. Democrats run from polls.

— Bill Maher