--- title: "18 Democracy America Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 18 Democracy America quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Democracy America sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/tom-suozzi-6218_america_advocating-and-participating-in-our-demo_1304689.jpg" --- > [Advocating and participating in our democracy is how we keep America strong and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-suozzi/advocating-and-participating-in-our-democracy-is-how-we-keep-america/) [Tom Suozzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-suozzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/tom-suozzi-6218_america_advocating-and-participating-in-our-demo_1304689.jpg) > [Europe tends to favor stability over democracy, America democracy over stability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-hannan/europe-tends-to-favor-stability-over-democracy-america-democracy-over/) [Daniel Hannan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-hannan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/daniel-hannan-10657_america_europe-tends-to-favor-stability-over-dem_1021628.jpg) > [Politicians don't want democracy here in America, why would they want it in the Middle East?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/politicians-don-t-want-democracy-here-in-america-why-would-they-want/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/noam-chomsky-42_america_politicians-don-t-want-democracy-here-in_2057589.jpg) > [Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tatyana-ali/is-america-truly-a-democracy-has-america-ever-been-a-democracy-with/) [Tatyana Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tatyana-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a45/tatyana-ali-25432_america_is-america-truly-a-democracy-has-america_511848.png) > [Participate in our democracy. America is a great country. Vote to keep it that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-hutcherson/participate-in-our-democracy-america-is-a-great-country-vote-to-keep/) [Josh Hutcherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-hutcherson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/028/josh-hutcherson-3061_democracy_participate-in-our-democracy-america-is_3064908.jpg) > [China is trying to become America without democracy while America is trying to become France without cheese calories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/china-is-trying-to-become-america-without-democracy-while-america-is/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/p-j-o-rourke-184_america_china-is-trying-to-become-america-withou_915338.png) > [There's a big difference in a representative republic and a democracy. We do not have a democracy in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/there-s-a-big-difference-in-a-representative-republic-and-a-democracy/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/402/rush-limbaugh-28_america_there-s-a-big-difference-in-a-representa_520134.jpg) > [The unconscious democracy of America is a very fine thing. It is a true and deep and instinctive assumption of the equality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-k-chesterton/the-unconscious-democracy-of-america-is-a-very-fine-thing-it-is-a/) [Gilbert K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-k-chesterton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/gilbert-k-chesterton-223_america_the-unconscious-democracy-of-america-is_447307.jpg) > [I've always been very interested in the struggle for human rights, not just here but abroad, and I wanted to be an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-ward-sears/i-ve-always-been-very-interested-in-the-struggle-for-human-rights-not/) [Leah Ward Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-ward-sears/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/leah-ward-sears-46705_abroad_i-ve-always-been-very-interested-in-the_2765123.png) > [I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read 'Democracy in America' by Alexis de Tocqueville. There can never be a better book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/i-consider-anybody-a-twerp-who-hasn-t-read-democracy-in-america-by/) [Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/kurt-vonnegut-41_america_i-consider-anybody-a-twerp-who-hasn-t-re_2947166.jpg) > [America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement. No natural boundary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-de-tocqueville/america-is-a-land-of-wonders-in-which-everything-is-in-constant-2/) [Alexis de Tocqueville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-de-tocqueville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73d/alexis-de-tocqueville-625_america_america-is-a-land-of-wonders-in-which-ev_588516.jpg) > [I am the Doctor of Democracy. I am America's Truth Detector. And as the Doctor of Democracy, the deal you have with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/i-am-the-doctor-of-democracy-i-am-america-s-truth-detector-and-as-the/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/rush-limbaugh-28_america_i-am-the-doctor-of-democracy-i-am-americ_888744.jpg) > [Democracy is something America has never really practiced. Because the Founding Fathers hated two things: monarchy and democracy. They wanted a republic,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/democracy-is-something-america-has-never-really-practiced-because-the/) [Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-vidal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/gore-vidal-466_america_democracy-is-something-america-has-never_175879.jpg) > [Take a stand against intolerance and for our American values. Say it with pride: I support democracy in America. I support working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/take-a-stand-against-intolerance-and-for-our-american-values-say-it/) [Richard Trumka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-trumka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/richard-trumka-23732_america_take-a-stand-against-intolerance-and-for_2227061.jpg) > [For those who can, one of the things to do is not to move. To stay put. That doesn't mean don't travel;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-snyder/for-those-who-can-one-of-the-things-to-do-is-not-to-move-to-stay-put/) [Gary Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-snyder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/gary-snyder-4502_america_for-those-who-can-one-of-the-things-to-d_956256.jpg) > [“Democracy in America was never the same as Liberty in Europe. In Europe Liberty was a great life-throb. But in America Democracy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-h-lawrence-2/democracy-in-america-was-never-the-same-as-liberty-in-europe-in/) [D.H. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-h-lawrence-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89b/d-h-lawrence-2-1397_american-democracy_democracy-in-america-was-never-the-same_1860878.jpg) > [The peasants have seen the future - Greece and France - and concluded that it does not work. Hence their opposition to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-krauthammer/the-peasants-have-seen-the-future-greece-and-france-and-concluded/) [Charles Krauthammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-krauthammer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/charles-krauthammer-1232_agendas_the-peasants-have-seen-the-future-greece_990130.jpg) > [“The American experiment was based on the emergence in the second half of the eighteenth century of a fresh new possibility in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-american-experiment-was-based-on-the-emergence-in-the-second-half/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/al-gore-609_age-of-reason_the-american-experiment-was-based-on-the_1350775.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy-america/#itemlist", "name": "Democracy America Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Advocating and participating in our democracy is how we keep America strong and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Suozzi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-suozzi/advocating-and-participating-in-our-democracy-is-how-we-keep-america/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/tom-suozzi-6218_america_advocating-and-participating-in-our-demo_1304689.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/tom-suozzi-6218_america_advocating-and-participating-in-our-demo_1304689.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/tom-suozzi-6218_america_advocating-and-participating-in-our-demo_1304689.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Advocating and participating in our democracy is how we keep America strong and honor those who made the…” — Tom Suozzi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Europe tends to favor stability over democracy, America democracy over stability.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Daniel Hannan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-hannan/europe-tends-to-favor-stability-over-democracy-america-democracy-over/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/daniel-hannan-10657_america_europe-tends-to-favor-stability-over-dem_1021628.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/daniel-hannan-10657_america_europe-tends-to-favor-stability-over-dem_1021628.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/daniel-hannan-10657_america_europe-tends-to-favor-stability-over-dem_1021628.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Europe tends to favor stability over democracy, America democracy over stability.” — Daniel Hannan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Politicians don't want democracy here in America, why would they want it in the Middle East?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Noam Chomsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/politicians-don-t-want-democracy-here-in-america-why-would-they-want/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/noam-chomsky-42_america_politicians-don-t-want-democracy-here-in_2057589.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/noam-chomsky-42_america_politicians-don-t-want-democracy-here-in_2057589.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/noam-chomsky-42_america_politicians-don-t-want-democracy-here-in_2057589.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Politicians don't want democracy here in America, why would they want it in the Middle East?” — Noam Chomsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Is America truly a democracy? 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I am America's Truth Detector. And as the Doctor of Democracy, the deal you have with your doctor isn't changing. You get to keep your doctor. You get to keep your plan. You get to keep your station. Nothing's changing, and it really never was gonna change.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rush Limbaugh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/i-am-the-doctor-of-democracy-i-am-america-s-truth-detector-and-as-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/rush-limbaugh-28_america_i-am-the-doctor-of-democracy-i-am-americ_888744.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/rush-limbaugh-28_america_i-am-the-doctor-of-democracy-i-am-americ_888744.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/rush-limbaugh-28_america_i-am-the-doctor-of-democracy-i-am-americ_888744.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am the Doctor of Democracy. I am America's Truth Detector. 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