--- title: "26 Democracy Want Quotes by 26 authors" description: "Browse 26 Democracy Want quotes by 26 authors. Discover the best Democracy Want sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/john-cusack-3209_democracy_the-people-who-say-they-re-for-democracy_968644.png" --- > [The people who say they're for democracy want nothing to do with democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/the-people-who-say-they-re-for-democracy-want-nothing-to-do-with/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/john-cusack-3209_democracy_the-people-who-say-they-re-for-democracy_968644.png) > [“Voting isn’t the most we can do, but it is the least. To have a democracy, you have to want one. Still,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/voting-isn-t-the-most-we-can-do-but-it-is-the-least-to-have-a/) [Gloria Steinem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-steinem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/gloria-steinem-277_democracy_voting-isn-t-the-most-we-can-do-but-it-i_1178244.jpg) > [What good is democracy if you can't get what you want?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-carey/what-good-is-democracy-if-you-can-t-get-what-you-want/) [Drew Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-carey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/drew-carey-2550_democracy_what-good-is-democracy-if-you-can-t-get_1798265.jpg) > [The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-problem-with-the-west-is-that-they-start-with-political-reform-2/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/bashar-al-assad-1027_decision_the-problem-with-the-west-is-that-they-s_2262247.jpg) > [I do not want to abandon representative democracy. I want to see it balanced by popular sovereignty, especially the variety known as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/i-do-not-want-to-abandon-representative-democracy-i-want-to-see-it/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/george-monbiot-2762_democracy_i-do-not-want-to-abandon-representative_868330.png) > [Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy. I want to say, and even stress, that we share those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/russia-does-not-and-cannot-have-any-political-choice-but-democracy-i/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/vladimir-putin-261_any_russia-does-not-and-cannot-have-any-poli_1475030.jpg) > [Democracy? I want nothing to do with a system which operates on the premise that my rights don’t exist simply because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-wrights/democracy-i-want-nothing-to-do-with-a-system-which-operates-on-the/) [R. Lee Wrights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-wrights/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf7/r-lee-wrights-79155_democracy_democracy-i-want-nothing-to-do-with-a-sy_1242407.png) > [Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-albee/remember-one-thing-about-democracy-we-can-have-anything-we-want-and/) [Edward Albee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-albee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/edward-albee-1684_democracy_remember-one-thing-about-democracy-we-ca_2667973.png) > [To all the revolutionaries fighting to throw off the yoke of tyranny around the world: look at British democracy. Is that what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-zaltzman/to-all-the-revolutionaries-fighting-to-throw-off-the-yoke-of-tyranny/) [Andy Zaltzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-zaltzman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/andy-zaltzman-46833_around-the-world_to-all-the-revolutionaries-fighting-to-t_3178597.png) > [I intend to do what I can, working with my congressional colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, to help bring about the changes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-intend-to-do-what-i-can-working-with-my-congressional-colleagues/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/john-mccain-465_colleagues_i-intend-to-do-what-i-can-working-with-m_837291.png) > [Most Americans do really think that Muslims all want to take over and they don't want democracy and they want nothing but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/most-americans-do-really-think-that-muslims-all-want-to-take-over-and/) [Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/martha-nussbaum-4759_democracy_most-americans-do-really-think-that-musl_688888.jpg) > [You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-boxer/you-know-i-wish-the-world-well-i-want-iraq-to-have-democracy-and-the/) [Barbara Boxer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-boxer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/barbara-boxer-4675_democracy_you-know-i-wish-the-world-well-i-want-ir_2421898.jpg) > [“As long as the United States remains a democracy, I want to be in the ideological fight against illiberal nationalism and continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/as-long-as-the-united-states-remains-a-democracy-i-want-to-be-in-the/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/michael-mcfaul-32680_autocracy_as-long-as-the-united-states-remains-a-d_181244.png) > [If the American people really tire of democracy and want to make a trial of Fascism, I shall be the last person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/if-the-american-people-really-tire-of-democracy-and-want-to-make-a/) [H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/h-l-mencken-245_aim_if-the-american-people-really-tire-of-de_1451668.png) > [If you just believe in our democracy, and you want an informed electorate, public schools are in your interest, and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-best/if-you-just-believe-in-our-democracy-and-you-want-an-informed/) [Charles Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-best/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/charles-best-6989_believe_if-you-just-believe-in-our-democracy-and_2085671.jpg) > [Some corporations don't want free markets, and they don't want democracy. They want profits. And they use our campaign finance system to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-f-kennedy-jr/some-corporations-don-t-want-free-markets-and-they-don-t-want/) [Robert F. Kennedy, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-f-kennedy-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca6/robert-f-kennedy-jr-12408_air_some-corporations-don-t-want-free-market_303009.png) > [I always say the strength of democracy lies in criticism. If there is no criticism, that means there is no democracy. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/i-always-say-the-strength-of-democracy-lies-in-criticism-if-there-is/) [Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/narendra-modi-250_criticism_i-always-say-the-strength-of-democracy-l_2009844.jpg) > [The membership survey was a great moment for inner-party democracy. We can't go back, nor do we want to. Our members are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/the-membership-survey-was-a-great-moment-for-inner-party-democracy-we/) [Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/martin-schulz-2953_democracy_the-membership-survey-was-a-great-moment_376439.jpg) > [President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-petraeus/president-obama-has-said-that-our-aspirations-should-be-realistic-we/) [David Petraeus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-petraeus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/767/david-petraeus-11182_achieve_president-obama-has-said-that-our-aspira_1385654.jpg) > [I think it's something that the citizenry needs to be vigilant about - participating in democracy, and that includes issues like what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/i-think-it-s-something-that-the-citizenry-needs-to-be-vigilant-about/) [Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/matt-damon-3371_agency_i-think-it-s-something-that-the-citizenr_152951.jpg) > [I think that's what we don't understand as human beings is this is America. It's a democracy. Once we get whoever we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlamagne-tha-god/i-think-that-s-what-we-don-t-understand-as-human-beings-is-this-is/) [Charlamagne Tha God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlamagne-tha-god/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/charlamagne-tha-god-3770_criticize_i-think-that-s-what-we-don-t-understand_2602698.jpg) > [Let’s not forget that American democracy started with ‘We the People’ agreeing to work hard to create ‘a more perfect union.’ We’ve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-j-palmer/let-s-not-forget-that-american-democracy-started-with-we-the-people/) [Parker J. Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-j-palmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/parker-j-palmer-2983_american-democracy_let-s-not-forget-that-american-democracy_1921505.jpg) > [The cornerstone of our policy in that part of the world is to help democracies. Lebanon's a democracy. We want the Siniora…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/the-cornerstone-of-our-policy-in-that-part-of-the-world-is-to-help/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd0/george-w-bush-64_democracy_the-cornerstone-of-our-policy-in-that-pa_1466842.jpg) > [I don't support direct democracy because I want a life, and that means I want to select people who work for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-lessig/i-don-t-support-direct-democracy-because-i-want-a-life-and-that-means/) [Lawrence Lessig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-lessig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8b/lawrence-lessig-3201_democracy_i-don-t-support-direct-democracy-because_698831.png) > [Everything is generated through your own will power. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. This is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/everything-is-generated-through-your-own-will-power-you-don-t-have-to/) [Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/ray-bradbury-75_democracy_everything-is-generated-through-your-own_904043.jpg) > [The Arab Spring, nobody's in the streets demonstrating for radical Islam; they're in the streets with a window of democracy. They want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-keane/the-arab-spring-nobody-s-in-the-streets-demonstrating-for-radical/) [Jack Keane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-keane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/jack-keane-8492_arab-spring_the-arab-spring-nobody-s-in-the-streets_940617.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy-want/#itemlist", "name": "Democracy Want Quotes", "numberOfItems": 26, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The people who say they're for democracy want nothing to do with democracy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Cusack" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/the-people-who-say-they-re-for-democracy-want-nothing-to-do-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/john-cusack-3209_democracy_the-people-who-say-they-re-for-democracy_968644.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/john-cusack-3209_democracy_the-people-who-say-they-re-for-democracy_968644.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/john-cusack-3209_democracy_the-people-who-say-they-re-for-democracy_968644.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The people who say they're for democracy want nothing to do with democracy.” — John Cusack", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Voting isn’t the most we can do, but it is the least. 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