--- title: "16 Democracy Based Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 16 Democracy Based quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Democracy Based sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fba/loesje-17656_democracy_if-democracy-is-based-on-the-people-why_1344200.jpg" --- > [ If democracy is based on the people why force it \[on Iraq\] ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loesje/if-democracy-is-based-on-the-people-why-force-it-on-iraq/) [Loesje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loesje/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fba/loesje-17656_democracy_if-democracy-is-based-on-the-people-why_1344200.jpg) > [Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-emerson-fosdick/democracy-is-based-upon-the-conviction-that-there-are-extraordinary/) [Harry Emerson Fosdick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-emerson-fosdick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/harry-emerson-fosdick-3672_conviction_democracy-is-based-upon-the-conviction-t_2479875.png) > [Our country's democracy is based on free and fair elections, the wisdom of the voters and the peaceful transfer of power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-suozzi/our-country-s-democracy-is-based-on-free-and-fair-elections-the/) [Tom Suozzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-suozzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/tom-suozzi-6218_country_our-country-s-democracy-is-based-on-free_1292627.jpg) > [If it be true that democracy is based upon the assumption that every man shall serve his fellow man, the organization of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-croly/if-it-be-true-that-democracy-is-based-upon-the-assumption-that-every/) [Herbert Croly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-croly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/herbert-croly-17992_adapted_if-it-be-true-that-democracy-is-based-up_632392.jpg) > [Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/democracy-is-based-on-the-conviction-that-man-has-the-moral-and/) [Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ef/harry-s-truman-898_capacity_democracy-is-based-on-the-conviction-tha_885.jpg) > [Industrial capitalism brought representative democracy, but with a weak public mandate and inert citizenry. The digital age offers a new democracy based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-tapscott/industrial-capitalism-brought-representative-democracy-but-with-a/) [Don Tapscott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-tapscott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d1/don-tapscott-18582_active_industrial-capitalism-brought-representa_2772583.jpg) > [Democracy is based upon empathy and the recognition that some decisions are solely for the community's benefit without regard to one's own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/democracy-is-based-upon-empathy-and-the-recognition-that-some/) [John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/john-hickenlooper-2400_community_democracy-is-based-upon-empathy-and-the_1774886.png) > [Democracy is based upon so childish a complex of fallacies that they must be protected by a rigid system of taboos, else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-mencken/democracy-is-based-upon-so-childish-a-complex-of-fallacies-that-they/) [Henry Louis Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-mencken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e9/henry-louis-mencken-15675_democracy_democracy-is-based-upon-so-childish-a-co_737474.jpg) > [Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tsongas/two-hundred-years-ago-our-founding-fathers-gave-us-a-democracy-it-was/) [Paul Tsongas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-tsongas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/paul-tsongas-17433_consent_two-hundred-years-ago-our-founding-fathe_728938.jpg) > [Not everything is so bad... Whichever way you look at it, we feel that we can face the future when the liberal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kersti-kaljulaid/not-everything-is-so-bad-whichever-way-you-look-at-it-we-feel-that-we/) [Kersti Kaljulaid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kersti-kaljulaid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58f/kersti-kaljulaid-15206_democracy_not-everything-is-so-bad-whichever-way-y_132410.jpg) > [Democracy maintains that government is established for the benefit of the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the individual,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/democracy-maintains-that-government-is-established-for-the-benefit-of/) [Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/harry-s-truman-898_ability_democracy-maintains-that-government-is-e_80353.jpg) > [Democracy is based on the majority principle. This is especially true in a country such as ours where the vast majority have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/democracy-is-based-on-the-majority-principle-this-is-especially-true/) [Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ea/nelson-mandela-248_country_democracy-is-based-on-the-majority-princ_2713294.jpg) > [The United States presents a value system to the world that is based on democracy, based on economic freedom, based on individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/the-united-states-presents-a-value-system-to-the-world-that-is-based/) [Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/colin-powell-691_around-the-world_the-united-states-presents-a-value-syste_854482.jpg) > [The aspirations of democracy are based on the notion of an informed citizenry, capable of making wise decisions. The choices we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-druyan/the-aspirations-of-democracy-are-based-on-the-notion-of-an-informed/) [Ann Druyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-druyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/ann-druyan-13605_ambiguity_the-aspirations-of-democracy-are-based-o_2852263.jpg) > [The Western concept of democracy is based on the idea that the loser of an election has the possibility next time round…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-a-kissinger/the-western-concept-of-democracy-is-based-on-the-idea-that-the-loser/) [Henry A. Kissinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-a-kissinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/henry-a-kissinger-1068_arms_the-western-concept-of-democracy-is-base_1140877.jpg) > [Democracy is based on the assumption that a million men are wiser than one man. How's that again? I missed something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-heinlein/democracy-is-based-on-the-assumption-that-a-million-men-are-wiser/) [Robert A. Heinlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-heinlein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/robert-a-heinlein-209_assumption_democracy-is-based-on-the-assumption-tha_2299743.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy-based/#itemlist", "name": "Democracy Based Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If democracy is based on the people why force it [on Iraq]", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Loesje" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loesje/if-democracy-is-based-on-the-people-why-force-it-on-iraq/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fba/loesje-17656_democracy_if-democracy-is-based-on-the-people-why_1344200.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fba/loesje-17656_democracy_if-democracy-is-based-on-the-people-why_1344200.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fba/loesje-17656_democracy_if-democracy-is-based-on-the-people-why_1344200.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If democracy is based on the people why force it [on Iraq]” — Loesje", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Harry Emerson Fosdick" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-emerson-fosdick/democracy-is-based-upon-the-conviction-that-there-are-extraordinary/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/harry-emerson-fosdick-3672_conviction_democracy-is-based-upon-the-conviction-t_2479875.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/harry-emerson-fosdick-3672_conviction_democracy-is-based-upon-the-conviction-t_2479875.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/harry-emerson-fosdick-3672_conviction_democracy-is-based-upon-the-conviction-t_2479875.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our country's democracy is based on free and fair elections, the wisdom of the voters and the peaceful transfer of power.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Suozzi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-suozzi/our-country-s-democracy-is-based-on-free-and-fair-elections-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/tom-suozzi-6218_country_our-country-s-democracy-is-based-on-free_1292627.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/tom-suozzi-6218_country_our-country-s-democracy-is-based-on-free_1292627.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/tom-suozzi-6218_country_our-country-s-democracy-is-based-on-free_1292627.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our country's democracy is based on free and fair elections, the wisdom of the voters and the peaceful…” — Tom Suozzi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If it be true that democracy is based upon the assumption that every man shall serve his fellow man, the organization of democracy should be gradually adapted to that assumption.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Herbert Croly" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-croly/if-it-be-true-that-democracy-is-based-upon-the-assumption-that-every/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/herbert-croly-17992_adapted_if-it-be-true-that-democracy-is-based-up_632392.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/herbert-croly-17992_adapted_if-it-be-true-that-democracy-is-based-up_632392.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/herbert-croly-17992_adapted_if-it-be-true-that-democracy-is-based-up_632392.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If it be true that democracy is based upon the assumption that every man shall serve his fellow man, the…” — Herbert Croly", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Harry S. 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We are a country of countries and we touch every country, and every country in world touches us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Colin Powell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/the-united-states-presents-a-value-system-to-the-world-that-is-based/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/colin-powell-691_around-the-world_the-united-states-presents-a-value-syste_854482.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/colin-powell-691_around-the-world_the-united-states-presents-a-value-syste_854482.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/colin-powell-691_around-the-world_the-united-states-presents-a-value-syste_854482.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The United States presents a value system to the world that is based on democracy, based on economic…” — Colin Powell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The aspirations of democracy are based on the notion of an informed citizenry, capable of making wise decisions. 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