--- title: "9 Democratic Freedoms Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Democratic Freedoms quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Democratic Freedoms sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/lee-r-raymond-27055_community_a-free-economy-is-as-essential-to-societ_963320.jpg" --- > [A free economy is as essential to society as democratic political institutions. A strong market-based economy is the fertile ground for democratic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-r-raymond/a-free-economy-is-as-essential-to-society-as-democratic-political/) [Lee R. Raymond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-r-raymond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/lee-r-raymond-27055_community_a-free-economy-is-as-essential-to-societ_963320.jpg) > [“Americans could achieve Jefferson’s democratic freedoms through Hamilton’s economic development strategies and trade policies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-mendis/americans-could-achieve-jefferson-s-democratic-freedoms-through/) [Patrick Mendis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-mendis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f48/patrick-mendis-17491_alexander-hamilton_americans-could-achieve-jefferson-s-demo_2812003.jpg) > [We can lose so much of what we've gained in terms of the kind of democratic freedoms and market-based economies and prosperity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-can-lose-so-much-of-what-we-ve-gained-in-terms-of-the-kind-of/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/barack-obama-17_democratic_we-can-lose-so-much-of-what-we-ve-gained_1292382.jpg) > [Ignorance is a right! Education is eroding one of the few democratic freedoms remaining to us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-andreae/ignorance-is-a-right-education-is-eroding-one-of-the-few-democratic/) [Christopher Andreae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-andreae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b69/christopher-andreae-228114_education_ignorance-is-a-right-education-is-erodin_1347951.jpg) > [In effect, according to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible. By gaining democratic freedoms the working masses come to power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-gorbachev/in-effect-according-to-lenin-socialism-and-democracy-are-indivisible/) [Mikhail Gorbachev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-gorbachev/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8d/mikhail-gorbachev-2500_capitalism_in-effect-according-to-lenin-socialism-a_65929.jpg) > [The unspoken contract between ruler and subject is that in return for safety, prosperity, and prestige, the Russians entrust power and cede…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sebag-montefiore/the-unspoken-contract-between-ruler-and-subject-is-that-in-return-for/) [Simon Sebag Montefiore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sebag-montefiore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/simon-sebag-montefiore-2994_freedom_the-unspoken-contract-between-ruler-and_3145626.png) > [The freedoms which had been so hard won from colonial domination were being crushed by Soviet-inspired and funded military and political forces.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusto-pinochet/the-freedoms-which-had-been-so-hard-won-from-colonial-domination-were/) [Augusto Pinochet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusto-pinochet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/637/augusto-pinochet-22136_cases_the-freedoms-which-had-been-so-hard-won_1024753.jpg) > [“Man's inclination to justice makes democracy possible; but man's capacity for injustice makes it necessary.' The optimism we need to prevent ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-crick/man-s-inclination-to-justice-makes-democracy-possible-but-man-s/) [Bernard Crick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-crick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/bernard-crick-16886_democracy_man-s-inclination-to-justice-makes-democ_1208158.jpg) > [When the function of libraries is put in terms of their contributions to the community, people see their centrality. The challenge to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-curley/when-the-function-of-libraries-is-put-in-terms-of-their-contributions/) [Arthur Curley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-curley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ea/arthur-curley-80193_access_when-the-function-of-libraries-is-put-in_1460118.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democratic-freedoms/#itemlist", "name": "Democratic Freedoms Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A free economy is as essential to society as democratic political institutions. A strong market-based economy is the fertile ground for democratic freedoms that we think are important.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lee R. 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