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title: "30 Democracy Requires Quotes by 28 authors"
description: "Browse 30 Democracy Requires quotes by 28 authors. Discover the best Democracy Requires sayings and thoughts."
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> [Democracy requires information. Plato knew that informed decision-making requires knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-beard/democracy-requires-information-plato-knew-that-informed-decision/)

[Mary Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-beard/)

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> [Democracy requires a certain relish for confusion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-ivins/democracy-requires-a-certain-relish-for-confusion/)

[Molly Ivins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-ivins/)

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> [A vital democracy requires an informed electorate, civil discourse, and bold thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-o-meara-sanders/a-vital-democracy-requires-an-informed-electorate-civil-discourse-and/)

[Jane O'Meara Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-o-meara-sanders/)

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> [Democracy requires an informed citizenry able to question its government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/democracy-requires-an-informed-citizenry-able-to-question-its/)

[Richard N. Haass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-n-haass/)

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> [My journey to public service began the morning after the 2016 election, when I faced the reality that democracy requires participation -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-phillips/my-journey-to-public-service-began-the-morning-after-the-2016/)

[Dean Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-phillips/)

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> [Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/voting-is-easy-and-marginally-useful-but-it-is-a-poor-substitute-for/)

[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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> [A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/a-functioning-robust-democracy-requires-a-healthy-educated/)

[Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/)

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> [I believe democracy requires a 'sacred contract' between journalists and those who put their trust in us to tell them what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-moyers/i-believe-democracy-requires-a-sacred-contract-between-journalists/)

[Bill Moyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-moyers/)

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> [Democracy requires that if you who don't like the outcome of elections you have to tolerate it and then pursue your interest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randall-robinson/democracy-requires-that-if-you-who-don-t-like-the-outcome-of/)

[Randall Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randall-robinson/)

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> [If Despotism failed only for want of a capable benevolent despot, what chance has Democracy, which requires a whole population of capable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bernard-shaw/if-despotism-failed-only-for-want-of-a-capable-benevolent-despot-what/)

[George Bernard Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bernard-shaw/)

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> [“Democracy requires accountability and consent of the governed, which is only possible if citizens know what is being done in their name.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/democracy-requires-accountability-and-consent-of-the-governed-which/)

[Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/)

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> [“Democracy requires citizens to see things from one another's point of view, but instead were more and more enclosed in our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-pariser/democracy-requires-citizens-to-see-things-from-one-another-s-point-of/)

[Eli Pariser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-pariser/)

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> [At the dawn of his administration, President Obama opined: 'A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency.' Magical rays of white-hot sunlight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-malkin/at-the-dawn-of-his-administration-president-obama-opined-a-democracy/)

[Michelle Malkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-malkin/)

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> [Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/whether-people-care-enough-about-local-news-to-pay-for-it-is-sadly-an/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

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> [Democracy requires you to learn how to lose as well as how to exercise power when you win. And that requires restraint…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-frum/democracy-requires-you-to-learn-how-to-lose-as-well-as-how-to/)

[David Frum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-frum/)

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> [Political democracy cannot flourish under all economic conditions. Democracy requires an economic system which supports the political ideals of liberty and equality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-adler/political-democracy-cannot-flourish-under-all-economic-conditions/)

[Mortimer Adler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mortimer-adler/)

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> [Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal. Cross cultural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeane-kirkpatrick/democracy-not-only-requires-equality-but-also-an-unshakable/)

[Jeane Kirkpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeane-kirkpatrick/)

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> [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/)

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> [Every actual democracy rests on the principle that not only are equals equal but unequals will not be treated equally.Democracy requires, therefore,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-schmitt/every-actual-democracy-rests-on-the-principle-that-not-only-are/)

[Carl Schmitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-schmitt/)

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> [“Democracy requires active participation, and sooner or later someone ‘offers’ to take all the difficult decision-making away from you and your hectic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-suarez/democracy-requires-active-participation-and-sooner-or-later-someone/)

[Daniel Suarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-suarez/)

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> [“a democracy requires open access to ideas. It requires a willingness to struggle and learn, to question our own suppositions and biases,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/a-democracy-requires-open-access-to-ideas-it-requires-a-willingness/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

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> [Saving the world requires saving democracy. That requires well-informed citizens. Conservation, environment, poverty, community, education, family, health, economy- these combine to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-safina/saving-the-world-requires-saving-democracy-that-requires-well/)

[Carl Safina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-safina/)

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> [Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-buchanan/democracy-requires-common-ground-on-which-all-can-stand-but-that/)

[Pat Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-buchanan/)

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> [Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeane-kirkpatrick/democracy-not-only-requires-equality-but-also-an-unshakable-2/)

[Jeane Kirkpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeane-kirkpatrick/)

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> [Having a representative democracy requires the confidence of the voters in the system. And if voters lose confidence in the system they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-painter/having-a-representative-democracy-requires-the-confidence-of-the/)

[Richard Painter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-painter/)

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> [A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-w-pickering/a-healthy-democracy-requires-a-decent-society-it-requires-that-we-are/)

[Charles W. Pickering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-w-pickering/)

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> [The spirit of democracy... requires change of the heart... requires the inculcation of the spirit of brotherhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/the-spirit-of-democracy-requires-change-of-the-heart-requires-the/)

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

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> [Full democracy requires the full participation of women. Your voices are vital. The word 'vital' means necessary for life. A democracy, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swanee-hunt/full-democracy-requires-the-full-participation-of-women-your-voices/)

[Swanee Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swanee-hunt/)

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> [But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/but-you-know-i-m-sorry-i-think-democracy-requires-participation-i/)

[John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/)

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