Democracy Quotes · Page 135

Firmness in decision is often merely a form of stupidity. It indicates an inability to think the same thing out twice.

— H. L. Mencken

“Democracy in a country where the public is uneducated is no different from having a dictatorship or an elected king.”

— O.Z. Livaneli

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

— Benjamin Franklin

Republicans believe the best way to assure prosperity is to generate more jobs. The Democrats believe in more welfare.

— Ronald Reagan

Excessive taxation . . . will carry reason & reflection to every man's door, and particularly in the hour of election.

— Thomas Jefferson

Only by fighting for democratic power do workers educate themselves up to the level of being able to wield that power.

— Hal Draper

What's hard, it seems, is living up to the expectations Democracy imposes upon those who would participate in society.

— Steven Weber

Republicans and Democrats know Xavier Becerra to be a thoughtful leader who is always willing to listen to both sides.

— Alex Padilla

A campaign is a disagreement, and disagreements divide. But an election is a decision, and decisions clear the way for harmony and…

— George H. W. Bush

We're in the middle of the transformation of a society that has handled its politics through repression to a society that will…

— Condoleezza Rice

What are we fighting the terrorists for if we ourselves do not even stand up for democracy - civil liberties and fundamental…

— Nawaz Sharif

Democrats always were a cheap lot. They never had much money to operate on.... They would rather make a speech than a…

— Will Rogers

People have to decide do we want our country for ourselves with the people in charge or are we going to elect…

— James Carville

Motherland is our property and we have right to handle our properties as pleased. The jokes about death for the sake of…

— Ilkin Santak

Bernard Shaw remains the only model we have of what the citizen of a democracy should be: an informed participant in all…

— Jacques Barzun

However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum…

— Chen Shui-bian

Working with Republicans in Congress we've already signed 88 pieces of legislation. We get no credit. They always say, well, President Trump…

— Donald Trump

If we can implant in our people the Christian virtues which we sum up in the word character, and, at the same…

— Winthrop W. Aldrich

There is no genuine democracy without an informed public. While there are no guarantees that a critical education will prompt individuals to…

— Henry Giroux

I think that it's very important to have the United States' engagement in many situations we have around the world, be it…

— Antonio Guterres

Everyday I become more convinced, there is no doubt in my mind, and as many intellectuals have said, that it is necessary…

— Hugo Chavez

Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple are among the most powerful monopolies in the history of humanity. So, the problem is, is that they…

— Franklin Foer

“The chance for the people of Scotland to come together and define a new set of rules for how we will run…

— Adam Ramsay

The devotion of democracy to education is a familiar fact. The superficial explanation is that a government resting upon popular suffrage cannot…

— John Dewey

Customs, traditions, laws should be flexible, within good reason, if that is what it takes to make our democracy work.

— John Lewis

Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath.

— William Collins

I personally call the type of government which can be removed without violence 'democracy,' and the other, 'tyranny.'.

— Karl Popper

The Democrats do fine in presidential elections; their problem is they can't get out the vote in the midterm elections.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Our democracy cannot be left in the hands of those who would rather watch or participate in a train wreck than stop…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

Historically, Democrats have been far more united than Republicans when it comes to policy, ideology and public debate.

— Katie Pavlich

The Democrats were losing elections everywhere, except when Obama was on the ballot - and that is the racial component.

— Rush Limbaugh

Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be counted.

— Lena Horne

What we are going to do as Democrats is put together a really strong platform that focuses on jobs and economic issues.

— Charles Schumer

In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.

— Narendra Modi

The Democratic and Republican parties, two apparently distinct political entities feeding at the same corporate trough.

— Ralph Nader

If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible

— Calvin Coolidge

Our greatest leaders - both Republicans and Democrats - have recognized the power of a strong and growing middle class.

— Roy Cooper

The Republicans would like to take us back to a darker time, when corporations ruled and the underserved had no rights.

— Joe Baca

When Democrats concede the idea that some voters are not our voters, we shouldn't be surprised when those voters agree.

— Jason Kander

We are fighting to keep Israel a democracy - not just in terms of its electoral system but also in terms of…

— Tzipi Livni