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title: "7 Democracy Public Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Democracy Public quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Democracy Public sayings and thoughts."
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> [In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-r-ford/in-a-democracy-the-public-has-a-right-to-know-not-only-what-the/)

[Gerald R. Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-r-ford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab0/gerald-r-ford-2628_democracy_in-a-democracy-the-public-has-a-right-to_193836.jpg)

> [Because America is a democracy, public support for presidential foreign-policy decisions is essential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zbigniew-brzezinski/because-america-is-a-democracy-public-support-for-presidential/)

[Zbigniew Brzezinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zbigniew-brzezinski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/zbigniew-brzezinski-1312_america_because-america-is-a-democracy-public-su_220978.jpg)

> [In a democracy, the public should be asked how much security and how much privacy they want for themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mosley/in-a-democracy-the-public-should-be-asked-how-much-security-and-how/)

[Max Mosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mosley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ac/max-mosley-64255_cybersecurity_in-a-democracy-the-public-should-be-aske_655155.jpg)

> [Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for a party name? I say democracy is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-whitman/did-you-too-o-friend-suppose-democracy-was-only-for-elections-for/)

[Walt Whitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-whitman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/walt-whitman-265_belief_did-you-too-o-friend-suppose-democracy-w_1091308.png)

> [ The best defence \[for a democracy, for the public good\] is aggressiveness, the aggressiveness of the involved citizen. We need to reassert… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ralston-saul/the-best-defence-for-a-democracy-for-the-public-good-is/)

[John Ralston Saul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ralston-saul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/john-ralston-saul-3128_aggressiveness_the-best-defence-for-a-democracy-for-the_1365828.jpg)

> [Nationalisation...does not in itself engender greater equality, more jobs in the regions, higher investment or industrial democracy. The public knows this perfectly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-crosland/nationalisation-does-not-in-itself-engender-greater-equality-more/)

[Anthony Crosland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-crosland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/anthony-crosland-37218_bamboozle_nationalisation-does-not-in-itself-engen_1895424.jpg)

> [The only force at the disposal of democracy is that of public opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/the-only-force-at-the-disposal-of-democracy-is-that-of-public-opinion/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/mahatma-gandhi-23_democracy_the-only-force-at-the-disposal-of-democr_2814045.jpg)

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