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title: "35 Democracy Democracy Quotes by 32 authors"
description: "Browse 35 Democracy Democracy quotes by 32 authors. Discover the best Democracy Democracy sayings and thoughts."
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> [Anarchism? You bet your sweet betsy. The only cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy. Much more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-abbey/anarchism-you-bet-your-sweet-betsy-the-only-cure-for-the-ills-of/)

[Edward Abbey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-abbey/)

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> [Socialism, as I understand it, is a system of democracy. Without democracy, there is no socialism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wen-jiabao/socialism-as-i-understand-it-is-a-system-of-democracy-without/)

[Wen Jiabao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wen-jiabao/)

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> [Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-cronkite/freedom-of-the-press-is-not-just-important-to-democracy-it-is/)

[Walter Cronkite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-cronkite/)

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> [The answer to subversion of democracy is more democracy, more freedom, more justice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-answer-to-subversion-of-democracy-is-more-democracy-more-freedom/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-cure-for-the-evils-of-democracy-is-more-democracy/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Most of wars or military coups or invasions are done in the name of democracy against democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eduardo-galeano/most-of-wars-or-military-coups-or-invasions-are-done-in-the-name-of/)

[Eduardo Galeano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eduardo-galeano/)

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> [Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/only-a-government-that-is-rich-and-safe-can-afford-to-be-a-democracy/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [Plainly elites in America don't want democracy. And why should they? Democracy is always harmful to elite interests. Almost by definition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/plainly-elites-in-america-don-t-want-democracy-and-why-should-they/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [A vigorous democracy a democracy in which there are freedom from want, freedom from fear, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-gahagan-douglas/a-vigorous-democracy-a-democracy-in-which-there-are-freedom-from-want/)

[Helen Gahagan Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-gahagan-douglas/)

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> [You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-k-chesterton/you-can-never-have-a-revolution-in-order-to-establish-a-democracy-you/)

[Gilbert K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-k-chesterton/)

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> [Iraq is part of a legitimate American effort not to have democracy everywhere but to have democracy somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dinesh-d-souza/iraq-is-part-of-a-legitimate-american-effort-not-to-have-democracy/)

[Dinesh D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dinesh-d-souza/)

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> [“Thus Tyrants could practice, in a sense, “democracy.” But now “democracy” can do the same work without any tyranny other than her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis-2/thus-tyrants-could-practice-in-a-sense-democracy-but-now-democracy/)

[C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/)

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> [I'm fed up with democracy. In a democracy, people vote for the mayors. I wanted to build a city where I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emir-kusturica/i-m-fed-up-with-democracy-in-a-democracy-people-vote-for-the-mayors-i/)

[Emir Kusturica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emir-kusturica/)

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> [The ultimate victory of tomorrow is democracy, and through democracy with education, for no people in all the world can be kept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-d-roosevelt/the-ultimate-victory-of-tomorrow-is-democracy-and-through-democracy/)

[Franklin D. Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franklin-d-roosevelt/)

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> [Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing. What is necessary now is one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/archibald-macleish/democracy-is-never-a-thing-done-democracy-is-always-something-that-a/)

[Archibald MacLeish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/archibald-macleish/)

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> [It is truly difficult to make a democracy. Democracy, like arty dream, is not made with spiritual words but with reflection and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-freire/it-is-truly-difficult-to-make-a-democracy-democracy-like-arty-dream/)

[Paulo Freire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-freire/)

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> [President Bush announced tonight that he believes in democracy and that democracy can exist in Iraq. They can have a strong economy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/president-bush-announced-tonight-that-he-believes-in-democracy-and/)

[Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/)

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> [Even if the politics needed doesn't exist today, we still need to use our voices to make sure that the people in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-thunburg/even-if-the-politics-needed-doesn-t-exist-today-we-still-need-to-use/)

[Greta Thunburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-thunburg/)

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> [We used to fight for democracy. Democracy used to matter. We now treat it with contempt. We have turned our backs on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-farage/we-used-to-fight-for-democracy-democracy-used-to-matter-we-now-treat/)

[Nigel Farage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-farage/)

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> [Modern life means democracy, democracy means freeing intelligence for independent effectivenessthe emancipation of mind as an individual organ to do its own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dewey/modern-life-means-democracy-democracy-means-freeing-intelligence-for/)

[John Dewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dewey/)

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> [By defying our country's commitment to free and fair elections, Trump is defying our entire democracy. After all, what is democracy if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karine-jean-pierre/by-defying-our-country-s-commitment-to-free-and-fair-elections-trump/)

[Karine Jean-Pierre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karine-jean-pierre/)

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> [How can there be democracy if the leadership in the United States and Britain don't uphold the values which my father's generation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-redgrave/how-can-there-be-democracy-if-the-leadership-in-the-united-states-and/)

[Vanessa Redgrave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-redgrave/)

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> [Gandhi is the other person. I believe Gandhi is the only person who knew about real democracy — not democracy as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vandana-shiva/gandhi-is-the-other-person-i-believe-gandhi-is-the-only-person-who/)

[Vandana Shiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vandana-shiva/)

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> [“NM: My Lord, it is not a question of form, it is a question of democracy. If democracy would be best expressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/nm-my-lord-it-is-not-a-question-of-form-it-is-a-question-of-democracy/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [With the tools of democracy, democracy was murdered and lawlessness made "legal." Raw power ruled, and its only real goal was to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-metaxas/with-the-tools-of-democracy-democracy-was-murdered-and-lawlessness/)

[Eric Metaxas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-metaxas/)

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> [“Africa must remain on the path of democracy. But democracy MUST also remain about the PEOPLE, not about power”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fela-durotoye/africa-must-remain-on-the-path-of-democracy-but-democracy-must-also/)

[Fela Durotoye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fela-durotoye/)

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> [“High hopes were once formed of democracy; but democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/high-hopes-were-once-formed-of-democracy-but-democracy-means-simply/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [No America without democracy, no democracy without politics no politics without parties, no parties without compromise and moderation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clinton-rossiter/no-america-without-democracy-no-democracy-without-politics-no/)

[Clinton Rossiter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clinton-rossiter/)

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> [Perhaps the most important thing I learned was about democracy, that democracy is not our government, our constitution, our legal structure. Too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/perhaps-the-most-important-thing-i-learned-was-about-democracy-that/)

[Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-zinn/)

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> [Civil disobedience is not something outside the realm of democracy. Democracy requires civil disobedience. Without civil disobedience democracy does not exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/civil-disobedience-is-not-something-outside-the-realm-of-democracy/)

[Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-zinn/)

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> [My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-earle/my-objection-to-the-death-penalty-is-based-on-the-idea-that-this-is-a/)

[Steve Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-earle/)

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> [When we talk about democracy, if the people's stomach is empty, democracy is also empty. Democracy can not be installed by fiat;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/when-we-talk-about-democracy-if-the-people-s-stomach-is-empty/)

[Y. C. James Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/y-c-james-yen/)

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> [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/)

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> [I don’t think that India is much celebrated for its democracy. Democracy has been a very neglected commodity at home and abroad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amartya-sen/i-don-t-think-that-india-is-much-celebrated-for-its-democracy/)

[Amartya Sen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amartya-sen/)

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> [For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/for-me-a-better-democracy-is-a-democracy-where-women-do-not-only-have/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

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                        "text": "President Bush announced tonight that he believes in democracy and that democracy can exist in Iraq. They can have a strong economy, they can have a good health care plan, and they can have a free and fair voting. Iraq? We can't even get this in Florida.",
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                        "text": "Gandhi is the other person. I believe Gandhi is the only person who knew about real democracy — not democracy as the right to go and buy what you want, but democracy as the responsibility to be accountable to everyone around you. Democracy begins with freedom from hunger, freedom from unemployment, freedom from fear, and freedom from hatred. To me, those are the real freedoms on the basis of which good human societies are based.",
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                        "text": "My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I'm killing somebody.",
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