--- title: "12 Democracy Supposed Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Democracy Supposed quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Democracy Supposed sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/jane-o-meara-sanders-15940_about_one-person-one-vote-is-what-democracy-is_369795.jpg" --- > [One person, one vote' is what democracy is supposed to be about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-o-meara-sanders/one-person-one-vote-is-what-democracy-is-supposed-to-be-about/) [Jane O'Meara Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-o-meara-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/jane-o-meara-sanders-15940_about_one-person-one-vote-is-what-democracy-is_369795.jpg) > [I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bader-ginsburg/i-think-the-notion-that-we-have-all-the-democracy-that-money-can-buy/) [Ruth Bader Ginsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bader-ginsburg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/ruth-bader-ginsburg-1906_democracy_i-think-the-notion-that-we-have-all-the_813757.jpg) > [American democracy is supposed to be the paradigm for the rest of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-f-kennedy-jr/american-democracy-is-supposed-to-be-the-paradigm-for-the-rest-of-the-2/) [Robert F. Kennedy, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-f-kennedy-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/robert-f-kennedy-jr-12408_american-democracy_american-democracy-is-supposed-to-be-the_2541001.png) > [“Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-a-bucchianeri/democracy-was-supposed-to-champion-freedom-of-speech-and-yet-the/) [E.A. Bucchianeri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-a-bucchianeri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/e-a-bucchianeri-9143_being-polite_democracy-was-supposed-to-champion-freed_2685206.jpg) > [If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be Citizens United. I think the notion that we have all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bader-ginsburg/if-there-was-one-decision-i-would-overrule-it-would-be-citizens/) [Ruth Bader Ginsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bader-ginsburg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/352/ruth-bader-ginsburg-1906_citizens_if-there-was-one-decision-i-would-overru_1695832.jpg) > [“Democracy is supposed to be ‘of the people, by the people and for the people’. Capitalism is ‘of the capitalist, for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-ash/democracy-is-supposed-to-be-of-the-people-by-the-people-and-for-the/) [Jerry Ash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-ash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04c/jerry-ash-39374_capitalism_democracy-is-supposed-to-be-of-the-peopl_954755.jpg) > [“In a democracy, there is no check against despotism, because the principle of democracy is supposed to be itself a check. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-f-skinner-2/in-a-democracy-there-is-no-check-against-despotism-because-the/) [B.F. Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-f-skinner-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/619/b-f-skinner-2-27274_quote_in-a-democracy-there-is-no-check-against_1005542.jpg) > [Are we Pakistanis, children of a lesser God? Is there one law for the west and one for us? Is our democracy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imran-khan/are-we-pakistanis-children-of-a-lesser-god-is-there-one-law-for-the/) [Imran Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imran-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d2/imran-khan-8464_certificates_are-we-pakistanis-children-of-a-lesser-g_2929789.jpg) > [American democracy is supposed to be the paradigm for the rest of the world, and it no longer is. Citizens cannot be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-f-kennedy-jr/american-democracy-is-supposed-to-be-the-paradigm-for-the-rest-of-the/) [Robert F. Kennedy, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-f-kennedy-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/robert-f-kennedy-jr-12408_american-democracy_american-democracy-is-supposed-to-be-the_1618005.jpg) > [Imagine that -- a country that's supposed to be a democracy, supposed to be for freedom and all of that kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/imagine-that-a-country-that-s-supposed-to-be-a-democracy-supposed-to/) [Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c32/malcolm-x-213_all-night_imagine-that-a-country-that-s-supposed-t_2478289.jpg) > [I can't think of anything that would do more toward putting us back on the road to liberty and personal responsibility than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-boortz/i-can-t-think-of-anything-that-would-do-more-toward-putting-us-back/) [Neal Boortz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-boortz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/neal-boortz-4250_america_i-can-t-think-of-anything-that-would-do_1550699.png) > [“Ever since I was a kid, I've just done what was assigned, made an A on it, and then waited for somebody to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-w-griggs/ever-since-i-was-a-kid-i-ve-just-done-what-was-assigned-made-an-a-on/) [Robert W Griggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-w-griggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66e/robert-w-griggs-69656_democracy_ever-since-i-was-a-kid-i-ve-just-done-wh_537725.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy-supposed/#itemlist", "name": "Democracy Supposed Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One person, one vote' is what democracy is supposed to be about.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane O'Meara Sanders" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-o-meara-sanders/one-person-one-vote-is-what-democracy-is-supposed-to-be-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/jane-o-meara-sanders-15940_about_one-person-one-vote-is-what-democracy-is_369795.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/jane-o-meara-sanders-15940_about_one-person-one-vote-is-what-democracy-is_369795.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/jane-o-meara-sanders-15940_about_one-person-one-vote-is-what-democracy-is_369795.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One person, one vote' is what democracy is supposed to be about.” — Jane O'Meara Sanders", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ruth Bader Ginsburg" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bader-ginsburg/i-think-the-notion-that-we-have-all-the-democracy-that-money-can-buy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/ruth-bader-ginsburg-1906_democracy_i-think-the-notion-that-we-have-all-the_813757.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/ruth-bader-ginsburg-1906_democracy_i-think-the-notion-that-we-have-all-the_813757.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/ruth-bader-ginsburg-1906_democracy_i-think-the-notion-that-we-have-all-the_813757.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy…” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "American democracy is supposed to be the paradigm for the rest of the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert F. 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