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title: "25 Democracy Works Quotes by 22 authors"
description: "Browse 25 Democracy Works quotes by 22 authors. Discover the best Democracy Works sayings and thoughts."
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> [Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-bean/mr-speaker-democracy-works-best-when-the-american-electorate-is/)

[Melissa Bean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-bean/)

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> [You have fewer rights because you are a minority. Absolutely, that’s how democracy works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-zuma/you-have-fewer-rights-because-you-are-a-minority-absolutely-that-s/)

[Jacob Zuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-zuma/)

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> [Democracy works when people claim it as their own](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-moyers/democracy-works-when-people-claim-it-as-their-own/)

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

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> [We deserve a multiracial democracy that works for all of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/opal-tometi/we-deserve-a-multiracial-democracy-that-works-for-all-of-us/)

[Opal Tometi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/opal-tometi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/opal-tometi-9098_democracy_we-deserve-a-multiracial-democracy-that_2033041.jpg)

> [A global democracy works only when countries trust one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/armstrong-williams/a-global-democracy-works-only-when-countries-trust-one-another/)

[Armstrong Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/armstrong-williams/)

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> [No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/no-party-has-a-monopoly-on-wisdom-no-democracy-works-without/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Democracy only works when we claim it as our own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-moyers/democracy-only-works-when-we-claim-it-as-our-own/)

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

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> [We can't fully heal as a nation if our democracy only works for the well-off and well-connected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-kim/we-can-t-fully-heal-as-a-nation-if-our-democracy-only-works-for-the/)

[Andy Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-kim/)

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> [Well, that's the way democracy works. We have to build this Europe with the material we have at our disposal. And this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-garton-ash/well-that-s-the-way-democracy-works-we-have-to-build-this-europe-with/)

[Timothy Garton Ash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-garton-ash/)

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> [The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-adie/the-better-the-information-it-has-the-better-democracy-works-silence/)

[Kate Adie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-adie/)

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> ['Compromise' isn't supposed to be a dirty word. It is, in fact, how representative democracy works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-kennedy-iii/compromise-isn-t-supposed-to-be-a-dirty-word-it-is-in-fact-how/)

[Joe Kennedy III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-kennedy-iii/)

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> [In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naguib-mahfouz/in-egypt-today-most-people-are-concerned-with-getting-bread-to-eat/)

[Naguib Mahfouz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naguib-mahfouz/)

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> [I really want to get the word out to people to register because of course, the more people vote, the more our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-portman/i-really-want-to-get-the-word-out-to-people-to-register-because-of/)

[Natalie Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-portman/)

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> [ Democracy only works, as President \[Barack\] Obama spoke of in his farewell message, if it's driven by the people and the people… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldis-hodge/democracy-only-works-as-president-barack-obama-spoke-of-in-his/)

[Aldis Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldis-hodge/)

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> [I think that my general feeling about the United States is that democracy works, and I've believed that my whole life, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-steyer/i-think-that-my-general-feeling-about-the-united-states-is-that/)

[Tom Steyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-steyer/)

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> [Our democracy only works when the official opposition does its job of opposing the government of the day and offers a clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-miller/our-democracy-only-works-when-the-official-opposition-does-its-job-of/)

[Gina Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-miller/)

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> [We want a free market, but we know that the paradox of a 'free' market is that sometimes you have to intervene.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margrethe-vestager/we-want-a-free-market-but-we-know-that-the-paradox-of-a-free-market/)

[Margrethe Vestager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margrethe-vestager/)

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> [I understand how democracy works. Quite a little bit of criticism in it, which is fine. That's fine. That's part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-understand-how-democracy-works-quite-a-little-bit-of-criticism-in/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [Events in America show the extent to which democracy there is fuelled by populism - Barack Obama's victory is a manifestation not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-o-hagan/events-in-america-show-the-extent-to-which-democracy-there-is-fuelled/)

[Andrew O'Hagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-o-hagan/)

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> [We should - we will - welcome people of faith into the political process... It is essential that believers enter the arena.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/we-should-we-will-welcome-people-of-faith-into-the-political-process/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/no-party-has-a-monopoly-on-wisdom-no-democracy-works-without-2/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Our democracy works because the parties air and debate their differences in public.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-schlossberg/our-democracy-works-because-the-parties-air-and-debate-their/)

[Jack Schlossberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-schlossberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/jack-schlossberg-12683_air_our-democracy-works-because-the-parties_1064524.jpg)

> ['This is how democracy works,' Barack Obama lectured the country before giving everyone the specifics of his expansive one-man executive overreach on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/this-is-how-democracy-works-barack-obama-lectured-the-country-before/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

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> [We must remember that democracy works when given time to develop, mature and deliver. People must have access to information for informed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/atifete-jahjaga/we-must-remember-that-democracy-works-when-given-time-to-develop/)

[Atifete Jahjaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/atifete-jahjaga/)

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> [If you look at the way all of the new reform movements dedicated to the public interest are living and thriving on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/if-you-look-at-the-way-all-of-the-new-reform-movements-dedicated-to/)

[Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/al-gore-609_communication_if-you-look-at-the-way-all-of-the-new-re_852692.jpg)

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                        "text": "Events in America show the extent to which democracy there is fuelled by populism - Barack Obama's victory is a manifestation not of Washington's need for change, but of America's. That is not how democracy works in England.",
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                        "text": "No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm President, I never will.",
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                        "text": "If you look at the way all of the new reform movements dedicated to the public interest are living and thriving on the Internet, I do think there is still some considerable hope that the full participation of individuals in that conversation of democracy can once again restore the integrity of the way our democracy works.",
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